Where does “cubru(m)” come from?
cubru(m) (Vulgar Latin) comes from Late Latin cuprum, from Latin aes Cyprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “cubru(m)”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | cuprum | copper |
| 2 | Latin | aes Cyprium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “cubru(m)”