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Where does “εὔρῑπος” come from?

εὔρῑπος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥιπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

εὔρῑπος (Ancient Greek): any strait or narrow sea, where the flux and...

Definitions

  1. any strait or narrow sea, where the flux and...

Ancestry of “εὔρῑπος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥιπήswing or force with which anything is thrown;...
2Ancient Greek-ή—
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “εὔρῑπος”

  • Euripus
  • Εὔριπος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →