Where does “Kupferverhüttung” come from?
Kupferverhüttung (German) comes from German kupfer, 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.
Kupferverhüttung (German): copper smelting
Definitions
- copper smelting
Ancestry of “Kupferverhüttung”, step by step
Kupferverhüttung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German Verhüttung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verhüttung | smelting |