Where does “coupling” come from?
coupling (Middle English) comes from Middle English couplyng, from Middle English couplen, from Old French coupler, from Latin cōpulō, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium.
coupling (Middle English): Alternative form of couplyng
Definitions
- Alternative form of couplyng
Ancestry of “coupling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | couplyng | The formation of a romantic bond or a marriage;... |
| 2 | Middle English | couplen | To marry or wed; to join in a matrimonial union;... |
| 3 | Old French | coupler | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōpulō | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōpula | — |
| 6 | Latin | coapula | — |
| 7 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 8 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 9 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 11 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 12 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |