Couper
/kuˈpeɪ/noun
A French verb meaning to cut, chop, or sever.
Did you know?French couper comes from a late Latin verb related to cutting and striking, part of a long Indo-European family of words built around impact and separation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*keup-
“to cut, strike, or heap up”
Late Latin
Latin
colpāre / cuppāre
“to strike or cut down”
Old French
Old French
coper
“to cut, sever”
Middle French
French
couper
“to cut, chop”
Modern English
English
couper
“A French borrowing or surname form associated with cutting”