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Where does “coivre” come from?

coivre (Old French) comes from Latin cyprium, from Latin cuprum, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “coivre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coivre”

  • cuivrique
  • cuivreux
  • cuivre
  • cuivrer
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