Where does “koper” come from?

koper (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch koper, from Middle Dutch coper, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

koper (Afrikaans): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “koper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkopercopper; buyer
2Middle Dutchcoper
3Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
4Latincȳprium
5Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “koper

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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