Where does “biau cop” come from?

biau cop (Old French) comes from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

biau cop (Old French): a lot; much

Definitions

  1. a lot; much

Ancestry of “biau cop”, step by step

biau cop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin bellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
2Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
3LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Late Latin colpus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit; stroke
2Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “biau cop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →