Where does “cople” come from?
cople (Middle English) comes from Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Vulgar Latin copla, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis.
cople (Middle English): Alternative form of couple
Definitions
- Alternative form of couple
Ancestry of “cople”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | couple | A couple; two people joined by a marital union or... |
| 2 | Old French | couple | couple; sexual liaison |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | copla | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōpula | — |
| 5 | Latin | coapula | — |
| 6 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 7 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 8 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 10 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 11 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |