Where does “Kupferkessel” come from?
Kupferkessel (German) comes from German Kessel, from Middle High German keȥȥel, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Kupferkessel (German): copper kettle
Definitions
- copper kettle
Ancestry of “Kupferkessel”, step by step
Kupferkessel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kessel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kessel | a solid metal container or pot, often large, used... |
| 2 | Middle High German | keȥȥel | a kettle |
| 3 | Old High German | keȥȥil | kettle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *katil | kettle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 6 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 7 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via German kupfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 2 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 4 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 5 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |