Where does “euripe” come from?

euripe (English) comes from Middle French euripe, from Latin eurīpus, from Ancient Greek Εὔριπος, from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

euripe (English): A strait or channel of the sea

Definitions

  1. A strait or channel of the sea

Ancestry of “euripe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencheuripe—
2Latineurīpusnarrow channel, strait
3Ancient GreekΕὔριποςEuripus Strait
4Ancient Greekεὖwell
5Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
6Proto-Hellenicehu-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehu- →