Where does “kwiv” come from?

kwiv (Haitian Creole) comes from French cuivre, from Old French cuivre, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

kwiv (Haitian Creole): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “kwiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcuivrecopper; brass; copperplate
2Old Frenchcuivrecopper
3Latincȳprium—
4Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →