Where does “euripus” come from?

euripus (English) comes 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.

euripus (English): A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide...

Definitions

  1. A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide...

Ancestry of “euripus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineurīpusnarrow channel, strait
2Ancient GreekΕὔριποςEuripus Strait
3Ancient Greekεὖwell
4Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
5Proto-Hellenicehu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
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