Where does “cupreus” come from?

cupreus (Latin) 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.

cupreus (Latin): copper; copper-coloured

Definitions

  1. copper; copper-coloured

Ancestry of “cupreus”, 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

Words derived from “cupreus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →