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 (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29)

Definitions

  1. copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29)

Ancestry of “kupfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankupfer—
2Old High Germankupfarcopper
3Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
4Latincȳprium—
5Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “kupfer”

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