Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “kopær” come from?

kopær (Old Danish) comes 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 “kopær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūprum—
2Latincȳprium—
3Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “kopær”

  • kobber
  • kobberrør
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