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Where does “скопировать” come from?

скопировать (Russian) comes from Russian копи́ровать, from German kopieren, from German Kopie, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

скопировать (Russian): to copy, to make a copy; to imitate, to mimic, to...

Definitions

  1. to copy, to make a copy; to imitate, to mimic, to...

Ancestry of “скопировать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопи́ровать—
2Germankopierento copy
3GermanKopiea copy, the result of copying something, a...
4Latincōpia—
5Latincoopia—
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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