Where does “cuplu” come from?
cuplu (Romanian) comes from French couple, from Old French couple, from Vulgar Latin copla, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis.
cuplu (Romanian): couple
Ancestry of “cuplu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | couple | two partners in a romantic or sexual... |
| 2 | Old French | couple | couple; sexual liaison |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | copla | — |
| 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 | — |