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couple
late 13c., from O.Fr.
cople
"married couple, lovers," from L.
copula
"tie, connection," from PIE
*ko-ap-
, from
*ko(m)-
"together" +
*ap-
"to take, reach." Meaning broadened 14c. to "any two things." The verb is from mid-14c.
