Where does “coupee” come from?
coupee (English) comes from French coupée, from French couper, from Old French coper, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
coupee (English): A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little...
Definitions
- A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little...
Ancestry of “coupee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | coupée | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 2 | French | couper | to cut, cut up, to chop, to sever; to cut off, to... |
| 3 | Old French | coper | to cut |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |