copulate

/ˈkɒpjəˌleɪt/KO-pyuh-layt

/ˈkɑpjəˌleɪt/KAH-pyuh-layt

Meaningto tie together

Common meaning: to mate

copula band, tieLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 467 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

Journey through time

Latincōpula, -ae‘a band, tie’
Englishcopulate‘to mate’ · today

copul also in: couple

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin cōpula ‘a band, tie’.

Roots

cōpula, -ae Latin “a band, tie”

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