Where does “copystrike” come from?
copystrike (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.
copystrike (English): A formal notice to a user on a website (particularly YouTube or other video-sharing site) reprimanding the user for copyright infringement
Definitions
- A formal notice to a user on a website (particularly YouTube or other video-sharing site) reprimanding the user for copyright infringement
Ancestry of “copystrike”, step by step
copystrike 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 strike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strike | To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate;... |
| 2 | Middle English | stryken | to strike |
| 3 | Old English | strīcan | to stroke, pass lightly over the surface, smooth,... |
| 4 | Frankish | strīkan | to move or pass one thing over another, strike;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |