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Where does “cupellate” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cupellate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcupelA small circular receptacle used in assaying gold...
2Frenchcoupellesmall cup
3FrenchcoupéDivided into two equal parts horizontally, per...
4Frenchcouperto cut, cut up, to chop, to sever; to cut off, to...
5Old Frenchcoperto cut
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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