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Where does “throupling” come from?

throupling (English) comes from English throuple, from English couple, from Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Vulgar Latin copla, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio.

throupling (English): The act of joining together to form a throuple

Definitions

  1. The act of joining together to form a throuple

Ancestry of “throupling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthroupleThree partners in a romantic or sexual...
2EnglishcoupleTwo partners in a romantic or sexual...
3Middle EnglishcoupleA couple; two people joined by a marital union or...
4Old Frenchcouplecouple; sexual liaison
5Vulgar Latincopla—
6Latincōpula—
7Latincoapula—
8Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
9Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
10LatinApis—
11Ancient GreekἌπις—
12Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
13Egyptianḥp—
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