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
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

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