Where does “ikopolo” come from?

ikopolo (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans koper, from Dutch koper, from Middle Dutch coper, 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.

ikopolo (Xhosa): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “ikopolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskopercopper
2Dutchkopercopper; buyer
3Middle Dutchcoper
4Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
5Latincȳprium
6Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós