Where does “cupset” come from?
cupset (English) comes from English upset, from Middle English upset, from Middle English upsetten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
cupset (English): An upset in a cup competition
Definitions
- An upset in a cup competition
Ancestry of “cupset”, step by step
cupset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English upset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | upset | Angry, distressed, or unhappy; Feeling unwell,... |
| 2 | Middle English | upset | the act of setting up; establishment |
| 3 | Middle English | upsetten | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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,... |