Where does “cupric” come from?
Cupric derives from Latin cuprum, copper, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, the island of Cyprus, itself from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος, cypress tree.
cupric (English): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper;...
Ancestry of “cupric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cuprique | cupric |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | — |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | — |