myEtymology.com: English etymology of cuprite

Etymology of the English word cuprite

the English word cuprite

using the English prefix cupr-

using the English suffix -ite

derived from the Late Latin word cuprum

derived from the Latin word Cyprium aes

derived from the Latin word Cyprius (Cypiran, inhabitant of Cyprus; Cyprian, of, belonging to Cyprus)

derived from the Greek word kuprios

Word found in Modern English