Where does “cupulate” come from?
cupulate (English) comes from English cupule, from English Cup, from Middle English cuppe, from Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
cupulate (English): Cup-shaped; Having or bearing cupules;...
Definitions
- Cup-shaped; Having or bearing cupules;...
Ancestry of “cupulate”, step by step
cupulate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cupule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cupule | Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at... |
| 2 | English | Cup | A win of a championship that is awarded a cup; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | cuppe | cup |
| 4 | Old English | cuppe | cup |
| 5 | Late Latin | cuppa | drinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle |
| 6 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Portuguese cupuaçu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cupuaçu | Copoasu; the fruit of the copoasu tree, used to... |
| 2 | Old Tupi | kupuasu | — |
| 3 | Old Tupi | kupu'yûasu | Copoasu, a tropical fruit tree native to South... |
| 4 | Old Tupi | -gûasu | combining form of gûasu; big |
| 5 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *-wat͡ʃu | augmentative suffix |
via Portuguese chocolate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chocolate | chocolate |
| 2 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 4 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |