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

  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral...

Ancestry of “cuprospinel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcupro-of or pertaining to copper
2Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
3Latincȳprium
4Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος
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