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Where does “copis” come from?

copis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κοπίς, from Ancient Greek κοπή, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

copis (Latin): A short sword

Definitions

  1. A short sword

Ancestry of “copis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοπίςchopper, cleaver; broad, curved knife used by...
2Ancient Greekκοπήcutting, slaughter
3Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
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