Where does “copeau” come from?

copeau (French) comes from Old French cospel, from Latin cuspis, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

copeau (French): shaving of wood; turning of metal

Definitions

  1. shaving of wood; turning of metal

Ancestry of “copeau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcospel—
2Latincuspispoint, tip; spit; sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Latin cuspis →Every word from Old French cospel →