Where does “cupping” come from?
Cupping derives from English cup plus the suffix -ing, from Old English -ing, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European keup- and ultimately keh₂p-, meaning to curve or hollow.
cupping (English): The operation of drawing blood to or from the...
Definitions
- The operation of drawing blood to or from the...
Ancestry of “cupping”, step by step
cupping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cup | A win of a championship that is awarded a cup; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | cuppe | cup |
| 3 | Old English | cuppe | cup |
| 4 | Late Latin | cuppa | drinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle |
| 5 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Middle English cupping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cupping | — |