English → Latin
“copper” in Latin
cuprumcopper (the metal)CypriusCyprian, Cypriotcupreuscopper; copper-colouredaerōsusfull of copperaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot.; The North Pole.; The heavens or a region or clime of these.nummulusmoneyrūduslump (especially of copper or bronze); tile; debris, rubble
The English word copper itself goes back to Latin cuprum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
copper
The metal, aes cyprium (sometimes fin context, aes only): cuprum (whence our “copper” and the German “Küpfer” are derived): of copper, cyprius; cupreus (late); cuprinus (late). To engrave on copper, in aes incidere: containing or abounding in copper, aerosus.
A copper (= small piece of money), nummus cyprius: as, assis (small piece of money): nummulus. Coppers, rudera, plur., (al. raudera: copper coins, aeris acervi, cum rudera milites religione inducti jacerent, post profectionem Hannibalis magni inventi, Liv., 26, 11, 9, Drakenb.). A few coppers, nummulorum aliquid.
A copper (= vessel), vas cyprium (any vessel made of copper): cortina (round vessel for cooking, etc.; it stood on three legs): ahenum.
copper v.
(= sheathe with copper)(= sheathe with copper): *perhaps lamellis cypriis or aeneis loricare.
copper
as adjective, cyprius; cupreus (late); cuprinus (late).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for copper?
- The usual Latin words for “copper” are cuprum, Cyprius, cupreus; also aerōsus, axis, nummulus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.