Latin
cōpula
‘a tie, binding’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin cōpula.
8 English words in this record descend from Latin cōpula, most familiar first.
- couple ← *copla
- coupling ← couplynge ← couplen ← coupler ← cōpulō
- copulation ← copulo
- couplet ← couple ← couple ← *cōpla
- copula
- copulate ← cōpulātus ← cōpulō
- accouplement ← accoupler ← coupler ← cōpulō
- cabaletta ← cobla
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Etymograph / Latin cōpula