Ancient Greek

κόπτω

‘to cut’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek κόπτω.

10 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek κόπτω, most familiar first.

• comma ← κόμμα
• syncope ← συγκοπή ← συγκόπτω
• pericope ← περικοπή ← κοπή
• procope
• acopic ← κόπος
• acoptic
• apocopate ← apocopātus ← ἀποκόπτω
• commata ← κόμμᾰ
• kommos ← κομμός
• kopis ← κοπίς ← κοπή

Etymograph / Ancient Greek κόπτω