English word cop comes from Proto-Indo-European *gu-, Proto-Indo-European *gew-, Old English (ca. 450-1100) ator (Poison, venom.), English atter, Proto-Indo-European *kewp-, Proto-Indo-European *keup-, Malayalam copa, Modern Greek (1453-) κούπα, Proto-Germanic *kubnáz
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gu- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *gew- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| ator | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Poison, venom. |
| atter | English (eng) | (UK, _, dialectal) To discharge, as a sore; clot; curdle; cake.. (UK, _, dialectal) To venom; sting. (UK, _, dialectal) A scab; a dry sore.. (UK, _, dialectal) Epithelium produced on the tongue.. (archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal) Poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal.. (archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal) Pus, corrupt or morbid matter from a sore or wound. |
| *kewp- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *keup- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| copa | Malayalam (mal) | |
| κούπα | Modern Greek (1453-) (ell) | Cup (part of a brassiere). Hearts (suit of playing cards). Liquid measure used in cookery. Mug, large cup (drinking vessel). Trophy cup. |
| *kubnáz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *kuppaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Crown (of the head); harnpan; skull; head. Knoll; hilltop; summit. Round object; orb. Vessel; container; bowl. |
| cop | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| copp | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Top; summit. |
| cupa | Latin (lat) | Handle, axle. Tub, cask, tun, vat. |
| cuppa | Late Latin (LL) | |
| cuppa | Latin (lat) | Axle. Bar of an oil press. Barrel, cask. Drinking vessel. |
| copp | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Cup; vessel. |
| cuppe | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | A small drinking vessel; cup. |
| cuppe | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| *coppe | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| cop | English (eng) | (architecture, military) A merlon.. (crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.. (obsolete) The crown (of the head); also the head itself. [14th-15th c.]. (obsolete) The top, summit, especially of a hill.. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound. |