cupule.
Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.
Meaning & usage
Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewp-der. Latin cūpa ▲ Frankish *koppinflu.? Late Latin cuppabor.? Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Proto-Germanic *kuppaz? Old English cuppe ▲ Proto-Germanic *kuppaz Old English copp Middle English cuppe, coppe English cup Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ulader. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulusder. ▲ Latin -ulader. ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom? ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos? Latin -ulumder. French -uleder. English -ule English cupule 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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