Where does “copyparty” come from?

copyparty (English) comes from English copy, from Middle English copy, from Old French copie, from Medieval Latin copia, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

copyparty (English): An event where people meet to swap software (often pirated copies of commercial releases), a forerunner of the demoparty

Definitions

  1. An event where people meet to swap software (often pirated copies of commercial releases), a forerunner of the demoparty

Ancestry of “copyparty”, step by step

copyparty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English copy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcopyThe result of copying; an identical duplicate of...
2Middle Englishcopy
3Old Frenchcopieabundance, plenty; transcript, copy
4Medieval Latincopiareproduction, transcript; copy; supply
5Latincōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches
6Latincoopia
7Latinco-allomorph of con-
8Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English Party

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPartyA person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract
2Middle Englishparty
3Anglo-Norman Frenchpartie
4Old Frenchpartiepart; section
5Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
6Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
7Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-