Where does “koperen” come from?

koperen (Dutch) 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.

koperen (Dutch): copper, coppern; brass, brazen; To copper, mount,...

Definitions

  1. copper, coppern; brass, brazen; To copper, mount,...

Ancestry of “koperen”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós