Where does “copies” come from?
copies (Middle English) comes from Old French copeiz, from Vulgar Latin colpaticium, from Latin colpāre, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “copies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | copeiz | a cut-over woods |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | colpaticium | having the quality of being cut |
| 3 | Latin | colpāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “copies”