copulate的词源

英文词源

copulate

copulate: see couple

copulate (v.)

early 15c., "to join," from Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare "join together, couple, bind, link, unite," from copula "band, tie, link," from PIE *ko-ap-, from *ko(m)- "together" + *ap- (1) "to take, reach" (see apt). Sexual sense attested from 1630s. Related: Copulated; copulating.

中文词源

copulate：交配

co-, 强调。ap-,连接，词源同apt,couple.

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