Where does “wapping cove” come from?
wapping cove (English) comes from English cove, from French couver, from Old French cover, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.
wapping cove (English): A man who frequently hires prostitutes
Definitions
- A man who frequently hires prostitutes
Ancestry of “wapping cove”, step by step
wapping cove traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cove | A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern; A concave... |
| 2 | French | couver | to brood; to mollycoddle |
| 3 | Old French | cover | to brood |
| 4 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via English WAP
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | WAP | Initialism of Wireless Access Point; Initialism... |