Where does “cuprico” come from?

cuprico (Italian) comes 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.

cuprico (Italian): copper; cupric, cuprous

Definitions

  1. copper; cupric, cuprous

Ancestry of “cuprico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
2Latincȳprium—
3Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος →