Where does “copyfight” come from?
copyfight (English) comes from English copyright, from English copy, from Middle English copy, from Old French copie, from Medieval Latin copia, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
copyfight (English): A dispute over copyright; To engage in a dispute...
Definitions
- A dispute over copyright; To engage in a dispute...
Ancestry of “copyfight”, step by step
copyfight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English copyright
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | copyright | The right by law to be the entity which... |
| 2 | English | copy | The result of copying; an identical duplicate of... |
| 3 | Middle English | copy | — |
| 4 | Old French | copie | abundance, plenty; transcript, copy |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | copia | reproduction, transcript; copy; supply |
| 6 | Latin | cōpia | supply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches |
| 7 | Latin | coopia | — |
| 8 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English fight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fight | To contend in physical conflict, either singly or... |
| 2 | Middle English | fighten | Simple past faght and past participle foghten... |
| 3 | Old English | feohtan | to fight |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fehtan | to fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |