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Where does “copie” come from?

copie (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin copia, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

copie (Old French): abundance, plenty; transcript, copy

Definitions

  1. abundance, plenty; transcript, copy

Ancestry of “copie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincopiareproduction, transcript; copy; supply
2Latincōpia—
3Latincoopia—
4Latinco-allomorph of con-
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “copie”

  • copy
  • copyright
  • photocopy
  • copyist
  • copier
  • copyhold
  • copycat
  • copyrightable
  • photocopier
  • copywriter
  • copybook
  • copyholder
  • microcopy
  • recopy
  • multicopy
  • phenocopy
  • uncopyrightable
  • copyrightability
  • photocopiable
  • copyboy
  • copyreader
  • copytext
  • copyism
  • telecopier
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