cop的词源

英文词源

cop (v.)

1704, northern British dialect, "to seize, to catch," perhaps ultimately from Middle French caper "seize, to take," from Latin capere "to take" (see capable); or from Dutch kapen "to take," from Old Frisian capia "to buy," which is related to Old English ceapian (see cheap). Related: Copped; copping.

cop (n.)

"policeman," 1859, abbreviation of earlier copper (n.2), 1846, from cop (v.).

中文词源

cop：警察

来自词根cap, 抓，握，词源同capture, captive.

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