Where does “cuppa” come from?
cuppa (English) comes from English of, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
cuppa (English): A cup of tea; Whatever interests or suits one;...
Definitions
- A cup of tea; Whatever interests or suits one;...
Ancestry of “cuppa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | of | API; Expressing distance or motion; "Expressing... |
| 2 | Middle English | of | of; off; until |
| 3 | Old English | of | of, from, off, out of |
| 4 | Old English | æf | of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |