Etymology of the English word copse
the English word
copsederived from the Old French word
copeizderived 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)
derived from the Old French word
coperDate
The earliest known usage of copse in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
