Where does “copper” come from?
copper (Middle English) comes from Middle English coper, 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.
copper (Middle English): Alternative form of coper
Definitions
- Alternative form of coper
Ancestry of “copper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | coper | copper; bronze |
| 2 | Old English | coper | — |
| 3 | Classical Latin | cuprum | — |
| 4 | Latin | aes Cyprium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |