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Where does “cupa” come from?

cupa (Irish) comes from Middle Irish cupa, from Middle English cuppe, from Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

cupa (Irish): cup; cupel

Definitions

  1. cup; cupel

Ancestry of “cupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcupa—
2Middle Englishcuppecup
3Old Englishcuppecup
4Late Latincuppadrinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle
5Latincūpa—
6Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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