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Where does “Eurocurrency” come from?

Eurocurrency (English) comes from English Euro-, from English Europe, from Middle English Europe, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.

Eurocurrency (English): Deposits denominated in a currency other than the...

Definitions

  1. Deposits denominated in a currency other than the...

Ancestry of “Eurocurrency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEuro-pertaining to Europe, especially as a political...
2EnglishEurope—
3Middle EnglishEurope—
4LatinEurōpa—
5Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
6Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
7Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →