Etymology of the English word kingcup
the English word
kingcupderived from the English word
cupderived from the Latin word
cuppa (bar of an oil press; axle; barrel, cask, tun)
derived from the Latin word
cupa (bar of an oil press; axle; crooked handle; barrel, cask, vat; dancing-girl; female tavern-keeper and castanet-dancer; female vintner)
derived from the English word
kingderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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Word found in Modern English