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Where does “colpaticium” come from?

colpaticium (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin colpāre, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

colpaticium (Vulgar Latin): having the quality of being cut

Definitions

  1. having the quality of being cut

Ancestry of “colpaticium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolpāre—
2Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
3Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colpaticium”

  • copse
  • coppice
  • coppicing
  • copsewood
  • copsy
  • copselike
  • recoppice
  • copies
  • copeiz
  • couppeiz
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