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Where does “noncoping” come from?

noncoping (English) comes from English coping, from English cope, from Middle English cope, from Middle English cape, from Old French cap, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

noncoping (English): Unable to cope

Definitions

  1. Unable to cope

Ancestry of “noncoping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcopingThe top layer of a brick wall, especially one...
2EnglishcopeTo deal effectively with something, especially if...
3Middle EnglishcopeA cape or cloak; a loose-fitting outer layer; A...
4Middle EnglishcapeAlternative form of cappe; Alternative form of...
5Old Frenchcap—
6Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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