Etymology of the English word copen
the English word
copenderived from the Old French word
couperderived from the French word
coupderived from the Old French word
colpderived from the Latin word
colpusderived from the Classical Latin word
colaphus (blow with fist; buffet, cuff)
derived from the Greek word
kolaphos, κόλαφος
derived from the Greek word
kolpos, κόλπος (the bosom; by analogy, a bay)
derived from the Latin root
*colparederived from the Latin word
colpusderived from the Classical Latin word
colaphus (blow with fist; buffet, cuff)
derived from the Greek word
kolaphos, κόλαφος
derived from the Greek word
kolpos, κόλπος (the bosom; by analogy, a bay)
Derivations in English
coping,
coper,
copeUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
