Etymology

cupule

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Today it means: Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies. Full definition →

English cup ← Middle English cuppe, coppe ← Old English copp
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kewp-
  2. Latincūpa
  3. Frankish*koppinflu.?
  4. Late Latincuppabor.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gew-
  6. Proto-Germanic*kuppaz?
  7. Old Englishcuppe
  8. Proto-Germanic*kuppaz
  9. Old Englishcopp
  10. Middle Englishcuppe, coppe
  11. Englishcup
  12. English todaycupule

From cup + -ule.; former is derived from Old English copp of Germanic origin thus not related (false cognate) to cupula of Latin origin, but perhaps influenced it

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