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Where does “kuprą” come from?

kuprą (Proto-Germanic) comes 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 “kuprą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kuprą”

  • copper
  • Copperfield
  • coppery
  • copperplate
  • copperhead
  • coppersmith
  • copperware
  • copperish
  • multicopper
  • Copperopolis
  • dicopper
  • copperwork
  • copperworks
  • coppersmithing
  • copperleaf
  • organocopper
  • copperworking
  • coppertop
  • coppersmithy
  • radiocopper
  • copperless
  • noncopper
  • Copperfieldian
  • electrocopper
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