Where does “coper” come from?
coper (Middle English) comes from Old English coper, from Classical Latin cuprum, from Latin aes Cyprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
coper (Middle English): copper; bronze
Ancestry of “coper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | coper | — |
| 2 | Classical Latin | cuprum | — |
| 3 | Latin | aes Cyprium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “coper”