Cup

What “Cup” means

Noun

1. A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
2. The contents of said vessel.
3. A customary unit of measure
4. A customary unit of measure
5. A customary unit of measure

Verb

1. To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
2. To hold something in cupped hands.
3. To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
4. To supply with cups of wine.
5. To apply a cup or cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewp-der. Latin cūpa ▲ Frankish *koppinflu.? Late Latin cuppabor.? Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Proto-Germanic *kuppaz? Old English cuppe ▲ Proto-Germanic *kuppaz Old English copp Middle English cuppe, coppe English cup Inherited from Middle English cuppe, coppe, from the merger of Old English cuppe (“cup”) and Old English copp (“cup, vessel”). Old English cuppe is a borrowing from Late Latin cuppa, itself of obscure origin, but probably from earlier Latin cūpa (“tub, cask”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Old English copp, however, is from Proto-West Germanic *kopp (“round object, bowl, vessel, knoll, summit, crown of the head”), from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch”) (whence also obsolete English cop (“top, summit, crown of the head”), German Kopf (“top, head”)). The Middle English word wa

Business name ideas with “Cup”

Industries where “Cup” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Coffee Shop
• Tea Shop
• Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars