Editing Cyprus (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Geology of Cyprus-SkiriotissaMine.jpg|thumb|A copper mine in Cyprus. In antiquity, Cyprus was a major source of copper.]]

The earliest attested reference to ''Cyprus'' is the 15th&nbsp;century&nbsp;BC [[Mycenaean Greek]] {{lang|gmy|{{script|Linb|𐀓𐀠𐀪𐀍}}}}, ''ku-pi-ri-jo'',<ref>{{cite book |last=Strange |first=John|title=Caphtor : Keftiu : a new investigation |year=1980 |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden |isbn=978-90-04-06256-6|page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c9QUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA154 |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911013629/https://books.google.com/books?id=c9QUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA154 |archive-date=11 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> meaning "Cypriot" (Greek: {{lang|grc|Κύπριος}}), written in [[Linear B]] syllabic script.<ref>[http://www.palaeolexicon.com/ Palaeolexicon] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203111627/http://palaeolexicon.com/ |date=3 February 2011}}, Word study tool of ancient languages</ref>
The classical Greek form of the name is {{lang|grc|Κύπρος}} (''Kýpros'').

The etymology of the name is unknown.
Suggestions include:
* the Greek word for the [[Cupressus|Mediterranean cypress tree]] (''[[Cupressus sempervirens]]''), κυπάρισσος (''kypárissos'')
* the Greek name of the [[Lawsonia inermis|henna tree]] (''Lawsonia alba''), κύπρος (''kýpros'')
* an [[Eteocypriot]] word for copper. It has been suggested, for example, that it has roots in the [[Sumerian language|Sumerian]] word for copper (''zubar'') or for [[bronze]] (''kubar''), from the large deposits of copper ore found on the island.<ref name="Beekes 2009"/>

Through overseas trade, the island has given its name to the [[Classical Latin]] word for copper through the phrase ''aes Cyprium'', "metal of Cyprus", later shortened to ''Cuprum''.<ref name="Beekes 2009">[[Robert S. P. Beekes|R.&nbsp;S.&nbsp;P. Beekes]], ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, p.&nbsp;805 (''s.v.'' "Κύπρος").</ref><ref>Fisher, Fred H. ''Cyprus: Our New Colony And What We Know About It''. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1878, pp.&nbsp;13–14.</ref>

The standard [[demonym]] relating to Cyprus or its people or culture is ''[[Cypriot (disambiguation)|Cypriot]]''. The terms ''Cypriote'' and ''Cyprian'' (later [[Cyprian (disambiguation)|a personal name]]) are also used, though less frequently.

The state's official name in [[Greek language|Greek]] literally translates to "Cypriot Republic" in English, but this translation is not used officially; "Republic of Cyprus" is used instead.<!-- this can be added to the note in the first sentence of the lead -->