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Where does “copulator” come from?

copulator (English) comes from English copulate, from Latin copulatus, from Latin cōpulō, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis.

copulator (English): Someone who has sexual intercourse

Definitions

  1. Someone who has sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “copulator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcopulateTo engage in sexual intercourse; Joined;...
2Latincopulatusunited, joined, coupled; connected
3Latincōpulō—
4Latincōpula—
5Latincoapula—
6Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
7Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
8LatinApis—
9Ancient GreekἌπις—
10Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
11Egyptianḥp—

Words derived from “copulator”

  • copulatress
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