Coupe
/kuːp/noun
A small car with a fixed roof and usually two doors, or a shallow bowl-shaped stemmed glass.
Did you know?English coupe comes from French coupé, the past participle of couper, meaning “to cut,” because the original carriage was a shortened, cut-down version of a larger coach.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
colpus
“A blow or strike”
Old French
Old French
coper / couper
“To cut or strike”
17th Century
French
coupé
“Cut down; shortened, especially of a carriage”
18th Century
English
coupe
“A closed carriage with a shortened body”
20th Century
English
coupe
“A small, usually two-door automobile; later also a shallow stemmed glass”