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Where does “quivertip” come from?

quivertip (English) comes from English quiver, from French cuivre, from Old French cuivre, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

quivertip (English): A flexible tip to a fishing rod that bends when a...

Definitions

  1. A flexible tip to a fishing rod that bends when a...

Ancestry of “quivertip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquiverA container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts,...
2Frenchcuivrecopper; brass; copperplate
3Old Frenchcuivrecopper
4Latincȳprium—
5Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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