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Where does “cuivre” come from?

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

cuivre (Old French): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “cuivre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cuivre”

  • cuivrique
  • cuivreux
  • cuivre
  • cuivrer
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