Etymology

copen

C3O1P3E1N1

Today it means: To cowrite. Full definition →

English pen ← Latin co- ← Proto-Italic *kom-
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copen · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Englishpen
  9. English todaycopen

From co- + pen.

Copen · proper noun2

Spelling variant of both Coppin and Koppen (a German patronymic surname reduced from Jakob).

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