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Where does “copyrightably” come from?

copyrightably (English) comes from English copyrightable, from English copyright, from English copy, from Middle English copy, from Old French copie, from Medieval Latin copia, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia — resin.

copyrightably (English): Such that it can be copyrighted

Definitions

  1. Such that it can be copyrighted

Ancestry of “copyrightably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcopyrightableAble to receive a copyright registration;...
2EnglishcopyrightThe right by law to be the entity which...
3EnglishcopyThe result of copying; an identical duplicate of...
4Middle Englishcopy—
5Old Frenchcopieabundance, plenty; transcript, copy
6Medieval Latincopiareproduction, transcript; copy; supply
7Latincōpia—
8Latincoopia—
9Latinco-allomorph of con-
10Latincōn-—
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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