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