Copper Definition
Other Word Forms of Copper
Noun
Origin of Copper
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From Middle English coper, from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin (aes) Cyprium (literally “brass of Cyprus”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kupros, “Cyprus”). Cognate with Dutch koper (“copper”), German Kupfer (“copper”), Icelandic kopar (“copper”).
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Middle English coper from Old English from Late Latin cuprum from Latin Cyprium (aes) Cyprian (metal) from Cyprius of Cyprus from Greek Kuprios from Kupros Cyprus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From cop (verb) (“to take, capture”) + -er (“agent suffix”)
From Wiktionary
From cop
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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