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Where does “copular” come from?

copular (English) comes from English copula, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ.

copular (English): Being or relating to a copula

Definitions

  1. Being or relating to a copula

Ancestry of “copular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcopulaA word, usually a verb, used to link the subject...
2Latincōpula—
3Latincoapula—
4Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
5Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
6LatinApis—
7Ancient GreekἌπις—
8Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
9Egyptianḥp—

Words derived from “copular”

  • noncopular
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