Where does “retrocopulation” come from?
retrocopulation (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.
retrocopulation (English): Copulation from behind
Ancestry of “retrocopulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | copulation | The act of coupling or joining; union;... |
| 2 | Middle French | copulation | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōpulō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōpula | — |
| 5 | Latin | coapula | — |
| 6 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 7 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 8 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 10 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 11 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |