Etymology

cuprous

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Today it means: Of, or of the nature of, copper. Full definition →

Latin cuprum
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  1. Latin · derived fromcuprum“copper”
  2. English todaycuprous

From Latin cuprum (“copper”), + -ous.

Words from the same roots

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copperascupriccupriferouscuprine

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