Where does “cypren” come from?

cypren (Old English) comes 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.

cypren (Old English): made of copper; coppery

Definitions

  1. made of copper; coppery

Ancestry of “cypren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cypren

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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