Etymology of the French word cuve
the French word
cuvederived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of cuve in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
cuveau,
cuvée,
cuver,
cuvette,
cuvier,
encuver,
cuveler,
cuvee,
plate-cuve,
pied-de-cuve,
décuver,
cuvageDerivations in other languages
Romanian
cuvăCognates
Dutch
kop, Dutch
kuip, English
coop, English
cup, French
coupeau, French
coupe, German
Kübel, German
Kopf, German
Kuder, German
Kuppe, Icelandic
koppur, Italian
coppa, Norwegian
kopp, Portuguese
copa, Provençal
copa, Provençal
cuba, Spanish
copa, Spanish
cuba, Swedish
kopp
