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Where does “kupra” come from?

kupra (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kupro, 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.

kupra (Esperanto): of or relating to copper

Definitions

  1. of or relating to copper

Ancestry of “kupra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokuprocopper
2Latincūprum—
3Latincȳprium—
4Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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