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English word origin

Etymology of tope

Alteration of obsolete top (“to drink”), as in top (off).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To drink excessively; to get drunk.

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

Alteration of obsolete top (“to drink”), as in top (off).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

A grove of trees.

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

Borrowed from Tamil தோப்பு (tōppu).

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
noun

A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.

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

Probably from Pali thūpa. Doublet of stupa.

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  • Unspecified derivation mentionthūpapi
  • Doublet mentionstupaen
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Source etymology 5

Original entry ↗
noun

A cannon (weapon).

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

Borrowed from Hindi तोप (top), which in turn is borrowed from Classical Persian توپ (tōp). Ultimately loaned from a Turkic word, which is derived from Proto-Turkic *top. Compare Turkish top.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionतोपhi
  • Derivation mention*toptrk-pro
  • Cognate mentiontoptr
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