Where does “copulate” come from?
Copulate comes from Latin copulare, derived from copula meaning to join or fasten, itself from copulo, combining con- with apere to fit together.
copulate (English): To engage in sexual intercourse; Joined;...
Definitions
- To engage in sexual intercourse; Joined;...
Ancestry of “copulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | copulatus | united, joined, coupled; connected |
| 2 | Latin | cōpulō | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōpula | — |
| 4 | Latin | coapula | — |
| 5 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 7 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 9 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 10 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |
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