Where does “קופּער” come from?

קופּער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, 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.

קופּער (Yiddish): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “קופּער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankupfer—
2Old High Germankupfarcopper
3Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
4Latincȳprium—
5Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “קופּער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος →