copy

copy · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromcōpia“plenty, abundance”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromcopia“reproduction, transcript”
3. Old French · derived fromcopie“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”
4. Middle English · inherited fromcopy
5. English todaycopy

From Middle English copy, copie, from Old French copie (“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”), from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”). More at opulent.

copy · verb²

1. Latincōpiō
2. Old Frenchcopier
3. Middle Englishcopien
4. English todaycopy

From Middle English copien, from Old French copier and Medieval Latin cōpiō.

copy · interjection³

Ellipsis of copy that.

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