Where does “coup” come from?
coup (French) comes from Old French colp, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
coup (French): blow, hit, strike; fast and instantaneous action;...
Definitions
- blow, hit, strike; fast and instantaneous action;...
Ancestry of “coup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | colp | strike; hit |
| 2 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “coup”