## Examples
- A cop pulled us over for driving too fast.
- He stepped out to cop a newspaper and some coffee.
- He finally copped to taking the money.

## Derived Forms
- cop-out
- copland
- copout
- copper
- copple

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kap-
- Root: *coppen
- Root: copian
- Root: caper
- Root: capiō
- Root: kapen
- Root: kāpia

## Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *coppen, *copen, from Old English copian (“to plunder; pillage; steal”); or possibly from Middle French caper (“to capture”), from Latin capiō (“to seize, grasp”); or possibly from Dutch kapen (“to seize, hijack”), from Old Frisian kāpia (“to buy”), whence West Frisian keapje, Saterland Frisian koopje, North Frisian koopi, kuupe. Compare also Middle English copen (“to buy”), from Middle Dutch copen.

## AI Etymology
The origin of cop is uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *coppen, *copen, from Old English copian (“to plunder; pillage; steal”); or possibly from Middle French caper (“to capture”), from Latin capiō (“to seize, grasp”); or possibly from Dutch kapen (“to seize, hijack”), from Old Frisian kāpia (“to buy”), whence West Frisian keapje, Saterland Frisian koopje, North Frisian koopi, kuupe. Compare also Middle English copen (“to buy”), from Middle Dutch copen. Current senses include A police officer and to get, buy, or take hold of something. English relatives and later formations include cop-out, copland, copout.

## Topics
- Crime & Justice
- Actions & Processes

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