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Kyprios
Greek · ancient
"of Cyprus"
of Cyprus, the island whose mines were the main ancient source of the metal
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cuprum
Latin · ancient
"the reddish metal from Cyprus"
shortened from aes Cyprium (Cyprian metal), for the reddish metal
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coper
Old English · old english
"the reddish metal"
borrowed from Latin for the reddish metal
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copper
English · 1200s
"a reddish metallic element"
settled as the modern English word for the metal
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