Etymology of the French word coup
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of coup in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
à-coup,
contrecoup,
coup-de-poing,
couperDerivations in other languages
English
coupCognates
Italian
colpo, Portuguese
golpe, Provençal
colp, Spanish
golpe
