Where does “copperwood” come from?
copperwood (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;...
copperwood (English): The gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba
Definitions
- The gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba
Ancestry of “copperwood”, step by step
copperwood 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 Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |