Where does “copula” come from?
Copula comes from Latin copula, formed from the prefix com- and the verb apere, meaning "to fasten or join together."
copula (English): A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject...
Definitions
- A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject...
Ancestry of “copula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cōpula | a bond, tie, band or other connecting item |
| 2 | Latin | coapula | — |
| 3 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 5 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |