Where does “copselike” come from?
copselike (English) comes from English copse, 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 — to turn.
copselike (English): Resembling a copse or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a copse or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “copselike”, step by step
copselike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English copse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | copse | A thicket of small trees or shrubs; To trim or... |
| 2 | English | coppice | A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood;... |
| 3 | Middle English | copies | — |
| 4 | Old French | copeiz | a cut-over woods |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | colpaticium | having the quality of being cut |
| 6 | Latin | colpāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |