The story
- Latin · borrowed fromscōpula“little broom”
- English todayscopula
From Latin scōpula (“little broom”).
Words from the same roots
Latinscōpula all →
scopuli-
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
scopula
Today it means: A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects. Full definition →
Latin scōpula