Where does “cobre” come from?

cobre (Spanish) comes 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.

cobre (Spanish): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “cobre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
2Latincȳprium
3Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “cobre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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