Where does “copula” come from?
copula (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 “copula”, 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 | — |