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Where does “copa” come from?

copa (Welsh) comes from Middle English cop, from Old English cop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

copa (Welsh): summit, peak, top

Definitions

  1. summit, peak, top

Ancestry of “copa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcopsummit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,...
2Old Englishcop—
3Proto-West Germanic*kopp—
4Proto-Germanickuppazround object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
6Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
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