myEtymology.com: English etymology of cupronickel

Etymology of the English word cupronickel

the English word cupronickel

derived from the English word nickel

derived from the Swedish word kopparnickel

derived from the German word Kupfernickel

derived from the German word Nickel (demon)

derived from the German word Nikolaus

using the English prefix cupro-

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