Where does “koppar” come from?

koppar (Swedish) 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.

koppar (Swedish): copper; a reddish-brown metal

Definitions

  1. copper; a reddish-brown metal

Ancestry of “koppar”, 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 “koppar”

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