Where does “copperish” come from?
copperish (English) comes from English copper, from English cop, from Middle English cop, from Old English cop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
copperish (English): Like copper; coppery
Definitions
- Like copper; coppery
Ancestry of “copperish”, step by step
copperish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English copper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | copper | A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic... |
| 2 | English | cop | To capture or arrest someone |
| 3 | Middle English | cop | summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,... |
| 4 | Old English | cop | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | vessel, container, bowl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |