Where does “euro” come from?

euro (Danish) comes from Danish europæisk, from German europäisch, from German Europa, from Middle High German Eurōpā, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs — to see; eye.

euro (Danish): euro currency

Definitions

  1. euro currency

Ancestry of “euro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanisheuropæiskEuropean
2GermaneuropäischEuropean
3GermanEuropaEurope
4Middle High GermanEurōpā—
5LatinEurōpa—
6Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
7Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
8Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “euro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →