Where does “קופּערוואַרג” come from?
קופּערוואַרג (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.
קופּערוואַרג (Yiddish): copperware
Definitions
- copperware
Ancestry of “קופּערוואַרג”, step by step
קופּערוואַרג 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 |
via Yiddish ־וואַרג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־וואַרג | ness |