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Where does “cupel” come from?

cupel (English) comes from French coupelle, from French coupé, from French couper, from Old French coper, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

cupel (English): A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold...

Definitions

  1. A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold...

Ancestry of “cupel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoupellesmall cup
2FrenchcoupéDivided into two equal parts horizontally, per...
3Frenchcouperto cut, cut up, to chop, to sever; to cut off, to...
4Old Frenchcoperto cut
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “cupel”

  • cupellation
  • cupelation
  • cupeller
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