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Where does “organocopper” come from?

organocopper (English) comes from English copper, from English cop, from Middle English cop, from Old English cop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

organocopper (English): Describing any organic compound containing a...

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  1. Describing any organic compound containing a...

Ancestry of “organocopper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcopperA reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic...
2EnglishcopA spider; To obtain, to purchase , to get hold...
3Middle Englishcopsummit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,...
4Old Englishcop—
5Proto-West Germanic*kopp—
6Proto-Germanickuppazround object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
8Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
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