Etymology

cupula

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Today it means: A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object. Full definition →

Latin cūpula
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcūpula
  2. English todaycupula

Borrowed from Latin cūpula, from cūpa + -ula. Doublet of cupola. False cognate of English cupule in which English cup is descendant of Old English copp of Germanic origin.

Words from the same roots

Latincūpula all →

cupola

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