Where does “Koffer” come from?

Koffer (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German cuffer, 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.

Koffer (Luxembourgish): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “Koffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germancuffer
2Middle High Germankupfer
3Old High Germankupfarcopper
4Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
5Latincȳprium
6Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος