Where does “couplynge” come from?
couplynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English couplen, from Old French coupler, from Latin cōpulō, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis.
Ancestry of “couplynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | couplen | To marry or wed; to join in a matrimonial union;... |
| 2 | Old French | coupler | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōpulō | — |
| 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 | — |