Where does “cuprospinel” come from?
cuprospinel (English) comes from English cupro-, 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.
cuprospinel (English): An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral...
Definitions
- An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral...
Ancestry of “cuprospinel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cupro- | of or pertaining to copper |
| 2 | Latin | cūprum | — |
| 3 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |