Where does “Nickel” come from?
Nickel (Swedish) comes from Swedish kopparnickel, 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.
Nickel (Swedish): nickel (chemical element)
Definitions
- nickel (chemical element)
Ancestry of “Nickel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kopparnickel | — |
| 2 | German | kupfernickel | cupronickel |
| 3 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 4 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 6 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 7 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |