Where does “cups” come from?
cups (English) comes from English cup, from Middle English coppe, from Old English coppe, from Old English copp, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
cups (English): plural of cup; A suit of the minor arcana in...
Definitions
- plural of cup; A suit of the minor arcana in...
Ancestry of “cups”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cup | A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made... |
| 2 | Middle English | coppe | — |
| 3 | Old English | coppe | head |
| 4 | Old English | copp | cup; vessel; top; summit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | vessel, container, bowl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |