Where does “teacup” come from?
Teacup comes from English tea and cup, where tea derives from Dutch thee from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la, and cup from Proto-Germanic kuppaz from Proto-Indo-European keup-.
teacup (English): A small cup, usually with a handle, used for...
Definitions
- A small cup, usually with a handle, used for...
Ancestry of “teacup”, step by step
teacup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cup | A win of a championship that is awarded a cup; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | cuppe | cup |
| 3 | Old English | cuppe | cup |
| 4 | Late Latin | cuppa | drinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle |
| 5 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |