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Where does “cúpla” come from?

cúpla (Irish) comes from Old French cople, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ.

cúpla (Irish): pair, couple; pair/set of twins; a few

Definitions

  1. pair, couple; pair/set of twins; a few

Ancestry of “cúpla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcopleAlternative form of couple
2Latincōpula—
3Latincoapula—
4Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
5Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
6LatinApis—
7Ancient GreekἌπις—
8Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
9Egyptianḥp—

Words derived from “cúpla”

  • teirmeachúpla
  • leathchúpla
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →