Etymology

copula

cop·u·la
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Today it means: A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate. Full definition →

Latin cōpula
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcōpula“connection, linking of words”
  2. English todaycopula

Borrowed from Latin cōpula (“connection, linking of words”), from co- (“together”) + apere (“fasten”). Doublet of couple.

Words from the same roots

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couplecabaletta

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