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Where does “coupley” come from?

coupley (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.

coupley (English): Pertaining to romantic couples

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to romantic couples

Ancestry of “coupley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoupleTwo partners in a romantic or sexual...
2Middle EnglishcoupleA couple; two people joined by a marital union or...
3Old Frenchcouplecouple; sexual liaison
4Vulgar Latincopla—
5Latincōpula—
6Latincoapula—
7Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
8Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
9LatinApis—
10Ancient GreekἌπις—
11Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
12Egyptianḥp—
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →