English
coupon
Coupon comes from French couper ‘to cut’, and goes back to Old French coper.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400coper‘to cut off’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcouper‘to cut’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcoupon
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400coper‘to cut off’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcouper‘to cut’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcoupon
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Old French coper ‘to cut off’
through French couper ‘to cut’
Today it means
noun A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French coper / coupon