Where does “cupronickel” come from?
cupronickel (English) comes from English Nickel, from Swedish Nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
cupronickel (English): An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40%...
Definitions
- An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40%...
Ancestry of “cupronickel”, step by step
cupronickel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nickel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nickel | A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni |
| 2 | Swedish | Nickel | nickel (chemical element) |
| 3 | Swedish | kopparnickel | — |
| 4 | German | kupfernickel | cupronickel |
| 5 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 6 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 7 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 8 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 9 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English cupro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cupro | rayon made by the cuproammonium process |