Where does “cuprum” come from?

cuprum (Late Latin) comes from Latin aes Cyprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cuprum (Late Latin): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “cuprum”, step by step

cuprum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aes Cyprium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaes Cyprium—
2Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Latin cȳprium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincȳprium—

Words derived from “cuprum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος →