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ELI5: Where the did name "cop" come from?

I've always heard people calling the police (atleast in america) the cops, or driving around in "cop cars". I was just wondering where that slang(?) term came from.
EDIT: thanks for the amazing answer!
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>cop (v.) 
1704, northern British dialect, "to seize, to catch," perhaps ultimately from Middle French caper "seize, to take," from Latin capere "to take" (see capable); or from Dutch kapen "to take," from Old Frisian capia "to buy," which is related to Old English ceapian (see cheap). Related: Copped; copping.