Where does “copren” come from?

copren (Middle English) comes from Old English cypren, from Old English copor, from Proto-Germanic kuprą, from Latin cuprum, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

copren (Middle English): Formed from copper or an alloy thereof, such as bronze

Definitions

  1. Formed from copper or an alloy thereof, such as bronze

Ancestry of “copren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcyprenmade of copper; coppery
2Old Englishcoporcopper
3Proto-Germanickuprą—
4Latincuprumcopper
5Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “copren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →