Where does “kopar” come from?

kopar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse koparr, from Late 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.

kopar (Norwegian Nynorsk): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “kopar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekoparr
2Late Latincuprumcopper
3Latinaes Cyprium
4Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος