Where does “copperishness” come from?
copperishness (English) comes from English copperish, 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- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
copperishness (English): The quality or state of being copperish
Definitions
- The quality or state of being copperish
Ancestry of “copperishness”, step by step
copperishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English copperish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | copperish | Like copper; coppery |
| 2 | English | copper | A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic... |
| 3 | English | cop | To capture or arrest someone |
| 4 | Middle English | cop | summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,... |
| 5 | Old English | cop | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | vessel, container, bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |