Where does “copular” come from?

copular (Portuguese) comes from Latin cōpulō, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.

copular (Portuguese): to copulate engage in sexual intercourse

Definitions

to copulate engage in sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “copular”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	cōpulō	to bind or tie together, unite, join, couple
2	Latin	cōpula	a bond, tie, band or other connecting item
3	Latin	coapula	—
4	Latin	apio	dative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
5	Latin	apium	parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
6	Latin	Apis	A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
7	Ancient Greek	Ἄπις	—
8	Coptic	ϩⲁⲡⲉ	the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
9	Egyptian	ḥp	the god Apis

Every word from Egyptian ḥp →Every word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις →