"uniting, serving to couple," late 14c., from Late Latin copulativus, from copulat-, past-participle stem of Latin copulare "to join together, link, unite," from copula "a band, tie, link" (see copulate). Related: Copulatively.
`and' is a copulative conjunction
copse
Copt
copula
copulate
copulation
copulative
copy
copy-book
copycat
copyist
copyright