Where does “Eurohorror” come from?

Eurohorror (English) comes from English Euro, from English eurocurrency, from English Euro-, from English Europe, from Middle English Europe, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ — to see; eye.

Eurohorror (English): European horror films

Definitions

  1. European horror films

Ancestry of “Eurohorror”, step by step

Eurohorror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Euro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEuroClipping of European; Alternative spelling of...
2EnglisheurocurrencyAlternative form of Eurocurrency
3EnglishEuro-pertaining to Europe, especially as a political...
4EnglishEuropeA political entity; the European Union
5Middle EnglishEurope—
6LatinEurōpa—
7Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
8Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
9Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via English horror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhorrorAn intense distressing emotion of fear or...
2Middle Englishhorer—
3Old Frenchhorrorhorror or terror
4Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
5Latinhorrēre—
6Proto-Italichorzēō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →