Coupé
/kuːˈpeɪ/noun
A two-door car with a fixed roof, or historically a shortened enclosed carriage.
Did you know?In 18th-century France, a coupé was a carriage whose body had been cut short, separating it from longer coach designs.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κόλαφος (kolaphos)
“A blow or slap, especially a striking blow”
Late Latin
Latin
colaphus
“A blow or cuff, borrowed from Greek”
12th–13th Century
Old French
cop / coup
“A blow or stroke; later, a striking action or occurrence”
12th Century
French
couper
“To cut or make shorter”
18th Century
French
coupé
“Cut short; a shortened carriage body”
Modern English
English
coupé
“A two-door automobile with a fixed roof”