Where does “verkoperen” come from?
verkoperen (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.
verkoperen (Dutch): To copper, mount, cover, coat or otherwise fit...
Definitions
- To copper, mount, cover, coat or otherwise fit...
Ancestry of “verkoperen”, step by step
verkoperen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch koper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koper | copper; buyer |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | coper | — |
| 3 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 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 |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |