Where does “copularly” come from?

copularly (English) comes from English copular, from English copula, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις — the god Apis.

copularly (English): In a copular manner

Definitions

  1. In a copular manner

Ancestry of “copularly”, step by step

copularly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English copular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcopularBeing or relating to a copula
2EnglishcopulaA word, usually a verb, used to link the subject...
3Latincōpulaa bond, tie, band or other connecting item
4Latincoapula
5Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
6Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
7LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
8Ancient GreekἌπις
9Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
10Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Egyptian ḥp
copularly — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer