Where does “clach-chopair” come from?
clach-chopair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic copar, from English copper, from English cop, from Middle English cop, from Old English cop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
clach-chopair (Scottish Gaelic): lapis lazuli
Definitions
- lapis lazuli
Ancestry of “clach-chopair”, step by step
clach-chopair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic copar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | copar | copper |
| 2 | English | copper | A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic... |
| 3 | English | cop | To capture or arrest someone |
| 4 | Middle English | cop | summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,... |
| 5 | Old English | cop | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | vessel, container, bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |