English
procope
Procope comes from Late Latin procopē, from Ancient Greek κόπτω ‘to cut’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kop- ‘to strike, to beat’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kop-1‘to strike, to beat’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόπτω2‘to cut’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprocopē2by way of Ancient Greek προκοπή
- Englishtodayprocope2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κόπτω
- 2 Wiktionary, English procope
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kop-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κόπτω‘to strike, to beat’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόπτωWiktionary, English procope‘to cut’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprocopēWiktionary, English procopeby way of Ancient Greek προκοπή
- EnglishtodayprocopeWiktionary, English procope
Linked words
through Ancient Greek κόπτω ‘to cut’
Today it means
noun Synonym of apheresis.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “procope”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek κόπτω. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kop- / procope