Where does “kupleraj” come from?

kupleraj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Kupplerei, from Latin cōpulāre, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις — the god Apis.

kupleraj (Serbo-Croatian): brothel, whorehouse

Definitions

  1. brothel, whorehouse

Ancestry of “kupleraj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKupplereiprocuring, pimping
2Latincōpulāre
3Latincōpulaa bond, tie, band or other connecting item
4Latincoapula
5Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
6Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
7LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
8Ancient GreekἌπις
9Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
10Egyptianḥpthe god Apis
Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις