Where does “coupledom” come from?
coupledom (English) comes from English couple, from Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Vulgar Latin copla, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium.
coupledom (English): The world or sphere of romantic couples; The...
Definitions
- The world or sphere of romantic couples; The...
Ancestry of “coupledom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | couple | Two partners in a romantic or sexual... |
| 2 | Middle English | couple | A couple; two people joined by a marital union or... |
| 3 | Old French | couple | couple; sexual liaison |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | copla | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōpula | — |
| 6 | Latin | coapula | — |
| 7 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 8 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 9 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 11 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 12 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |