Where does “Kupfer” come from?
Kupfer (German) comes from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, 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.
Kupfer (German): copper
Ancestry of “Kupfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 3 | Latin | cūprum | — |
| 4 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “Kupfer”