The story
- Late Latin · derived fromcuprum“copper”
- English todaycupro-
From Late Latin cuprum (“copper”) through its compound form in -o-.
Words from the same roots
Late Latincuprum all →
copper
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cupro-
Today it means: Of or pertaining to copper. Full definition →
Late Latin cuprum