Where does “Kopierschutz” come from?

Kopierschutz (German) comes from German kopieren, from German Kopie, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kopierschutz (German): copy protection

Definitions

  1. copy protection

Ancestry of “Kopierschutz”, step by step

Kopierschutz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kopieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopierento copy
2GermanKopiea copy, the result of copying something, a...
3Latincōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches
4Latincoopia
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Schütz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchützcontactor
2Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
3Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-