Etymology of the English word couple
the English word
couplederived from the Old French word
couplederived from the Latin word
copula (t; friendly, close relationship, bond; string, rope; tie)
using the Latin prefix
co-derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
apere (fasten, attach, join)
Date
The earliest known usage of couple in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
thermocouple,
coupler,
decouple,
coupling,
uncouple,
coupledCognates
Dutch
koppel, Dutch
koppelen, French
coupler, French
couple, German
Koppe, German
kuppeln, Italian
coppia, Norwegian
koppel, Norwegian
koble, Provençal
cobla, Swedish
koppel, Swedish
kopplaUsage
Word found in Modern English
