Where does “coppicing” come from?
coppicing (English) comes from English coppice, from Middle English copies, from Old French copeiz, from Vulgar Latin colpaticium, from Latin colpāre, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- — to turn.
coppicing (English): present participle of coppice; The act of cutting...
Definitions
- present participle of coppice; The act of cutting...
Ancestry of “coppicing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coppice | A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood;... |
| 2 | Middle English | copies | — |
| 3 | Old French | copeiz | a cut-over woods |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | colpaticium | having the quality of being cut |
| 5 | Latin | colpāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |