Where does “kopersmid” come from?

kopersmid (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.

kopersmid (Dutch): a coppersmith

Definitions

  1. a coppersmith

Ancestry of “kopersmid”, step by step

kopersmid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koper

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

via Dutch smid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsmidA smith, who forges metal
2Middle Dutchsmitsmith
3Old Dutchsmithsmith
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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