Where does “cuproníquel” come from?

cuproníquel (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese níquel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cuproníquel (Portuguese): cupronickel alloy of copper and nickel

Definitions

  1. cupronickel alloy of copper and nickel

Ancestry of “cuproníquel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseníquelnickel
2Germankupfernickelcupronickel
3Germankupfercopper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29)
4Middle High Germankupfer
5Old High Germankupfarcopper
6Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
7Latincȳprium
8Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
9Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós