Where does “pseudocopulation” come from?

pseudocopulation (English) comes from English copulation, from Middle French copulation, from Latin cōpulō, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis — the god Apis.

pseudocopulation (English): Any of various processes, amongst diverse...

Definitions

  1. Any of various processes, amongst diverse...

Ancestry of “pseudocopulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcopulationThe act of coupling or joining; union;...
2Middle Frenchcopulation
3Latincōpulōto bind or tie together, unite, join, couple
4Latincōpulaa bond, tie, band or other connecting item
5Latincoapula
6Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
7Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
8LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
9Ancient GreekἌπις
10Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
11Egyptianḥpthe god Apis
Every word from Egyptian ḥp