Where does “紙コップ” come from?
紙コップ (Japanese) comes from Japanese コップ, from Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop, from Latin cūppa, 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,...
紙コップ (Japanese): a paper cup
Definitions
- a paper cup
Ancestry of “紙コップ”, step by step
紙コップ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese コップ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | コップ | a drinking glass, a tumbler |
| 2 | Dutch | kop | cup; head; a human |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cop | — |
| 4 | Latin | cūppa | drinking vessel |
| 5 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |