Where does “coupée” come from?
coupée (French) comes from French couper, from Old French coper, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
coupée (French): feminine singular of the past participle of...
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- feminine singular of the past participle of...
Ancestry of “coupée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | couper | to cut, cut up, to chop, to sever; to cut off, to... |
| 2 | Old French | coper | to cut |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |