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