English word origin

Etymology of coppy

From cop + -y.

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Source etymology 1

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adj

Like or resembling a cop (police officer).

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From cop + -y.

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Word-formation componentcopen
Word-formation component-yen

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A low stool.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From a diminutive (with + -y) of Middle English *cop, found in Middle English copstole, copstule (“a kind of stool”).

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Source etymology 3

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noun

Alternative form of coppice.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English copy, a back-formation from copies, copyes, koppis (“coppice, copse”), mistaken as a plural.

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