Where does “kupfer” come from?
kupfer (Middle High German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “kupfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 2 | Latin | cūprum | — |
| 3 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 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 “kupfer”