Where does “Euramerica” come from?
Euramerica (English) comes from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Euramerica (English): A minor supercontinent made up of the Laurentia, Avalonia and Baltica cratons. Later joined with other continents as part of Pangaea
Definitions
- A minor supercontinent made up of the Laurentia, Avalonia and Baltica cratons. Later joined with other continents as part of Pangaea
Ancestry of “Euramerica”, step by step
Euramerica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English America
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | America | — |
| 2 | Latin | America | — |
| 3 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |