Where does “Eurostar” come from?
Eurostar (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.
Eurostar (English): A train on these services; A British Rail Class...
Definitions
- A train on these services; A British Rail Class...
Ancestry of “Eurostar”, step by step
Eurostar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Euro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Euro | Clipping of European; Alternative spelling of... |
| 2 | English | eurocurrency | Alternative form of Eurocurrency |
| 3 | English | Euro- | pertaining to Europe, especially as a political... |
| 4 | English | Europe | A political entity; the European Union |
| 5 | Middle English | Europe | — |
| 6 | Latin | Eurōpa | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Εὐρώπη | Europa; Europe |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via English star
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 2 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 3 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |