Where does “nickel” come from?
Nickel comes from Swedish nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German Kupfernickel, from German Nickel, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cuprum, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος.
nickel (English): A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number...
Definitions
- A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number...
Ancestry of “nickel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nickel | nickel; a chemical element; a coin of small, but... |
| 2 | Swedish | kopparnickel | — |
| 3 | German | kupfernickel | cupronickel |
| 4 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 5 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 7 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 8 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |