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Where does “electrocoupling” come from?

electrocoupling (English) comes from English coupling, from Middle English couplynge, from Middle English couplen, from Old French coupler, from Latin cōpulō, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio.

electrocoupling (English): coupling by means of electric charge

Definitions

  1. coupling by means of electric charge

Ancestry of “electrocoupling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcouplingpresent participle of couple; act of joining...
2Middle Englishcouplynge—
3Middle EnglishcouplenTo marry or wed; to join in a matrimonial union;...
4Old Frenchcoupler—
5Latincōpulō—
6Latincōpula—
7Latincoapula—
8Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
9Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
10LatinApis—
11Ancient GreekἌπις—
12Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
13Egyptianḥp—
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