Where does “cobre” come from?

cobre (Galician) comes from Late Latin cuprum, from Latin aes Cyprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cobre (Galician): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “cobre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincuprumcopper
2Latinaes Cyprium
3Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-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