Where does “קופּערדיק” come from?
קופּערדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קופּער, 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.
קופּערדיק (Yiddish): copper
Definitions
- copper
Ancestry of “קופּערדיק”, step by step
קופּערדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish קופּער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קופּער | copper |
| 2 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 4 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 5 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |