Where does “chupeta” come from?
chupeta (Galician) comes from Galician chopa, from Old French eschope, from Middle Dutch schoppe, from Old Dutch skuppa, from Proto-Germanic skupjō.
chupeta (Galician): small compartment aboard a boat; cigarette, smoke
Definitions
- small compartment aboard a boat; cigarette, smoke
Ancestry of “chupeta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | chopa | small compartment aboard a boat |
| 2 | Old French | eschope | small wooden shop |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schoppe | spade, shovel |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skuppa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skupjō | — |