Where does “cuprare” come from?
cuprare (Romanian) comes from Latin Cupra, from Romanian cupru, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
cuprare (Romanian): copper plating
Definitions
- copper plating
Ancestry of “cuprare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Cupra | dea Cupra, an Italic goddess |
| 2 | Romanian | cupru | copper chemical element |
| 3 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 4 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |