Where does “copule” come from?
copule (Italian) comes from Italian copula, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ.
copule (Italian): plural of copula
Ancestry of “copule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | copula | copula; conjunction; inflection of copulare:
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| 2 | Latin | cōpula | — |
| 3 | Latin | coapula | — |
| 4 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |