Where does “valvocopula” come from?
valvocopula (English) comes from English copula, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ.
valvocopula (English): A copula that runs around the valve of a diatom
Definitions
- A copula that runs around the valve of a diatom
Ancestry of “valvocopula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | copula | A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject... |
| 2 | Latin | cōpula | — |
| 3 | Latin | coapula | — |
| 4 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |