Where does “copyreich” come from?

copyreich (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.

copyreich (English): Copyright, regarded as an oppressive system

Definitions

  1. Copyright, regarded as an oppressive system

Ancestry of “copyreich”, step by step

copyreich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English copyright

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

via English Reich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishReichA German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory...
2Germanreichrich; singular imperative of reichen
3Middle High Germanrīcherich
4Old High Germanrīhhirich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm
5Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
6Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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