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
Ancestry of “koper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koper | copper; buyer |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | coper | — |
| 3 | Latin | cūprum | — |
| 4 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |