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How was Cyprus connected to the Roman name for copper?

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A periodic table element box for copper shows its symbol Cu, atomic number 29, atomic weight 63.546, electron configuration, and name. Icons indicate copper is a solid, weakly basic transition metal with face-centered cubic crystal structure. A key explains the symbols and color coding. — copper Properties of copper.

The Roman name for copper is directly derived from the island of Cyprus, which served as the primary source of the metal for the Roman Empire.12

The Romans referred to the metal as aes cyprium, a Latin phrase meaning "metal of Cyprus" or "ore of Cyprus". Over time, this term was shortened to cyprium and eventually corrupted into the Latin word cuprum. This evolution is also the origin of the modern English name "copper" and the chemical symbol Cu.12