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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; a chemical element; a coin of small, but...

Definitions

  1. nickel; a chemical element; a coin of small, but...

Ancestry of “nickel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkopparnickel—
2Germankupfernickel—
3Germankupfer—
4Middle High Germankupfer—
5Old High Germankupfarcopper
6Latincūprum—
7Latincȳprium—
8Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
9Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “nickel”

  • nickel
  • Nickelodeon
  • nickeliferous
  • cupronickel
  • nickelous
  • ferronickel
  • nickelic
  • dinickel
  • nickelate
  • allylnickel
  • organonickel
  • nonnickel
  • nickelphosphide
  • radionickel
  • nickelization
  • nickelize
  • ferronickelplatinum
  • nickel-rich
  • nickelise
  • nickelaustinite
  • nikkelöinti
  • nikkelimyrkytys
  • niklata
  • nikkelimalmi
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