Where does “cupro-” come from?

cupro- (English) comes 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.

cupro- (English): of or pertaining to copper

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to copper

Ancestry of “cupro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
2Latincȳprium
3Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “cupro-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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