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Where does “eurozona” come from?

eurozona (Galician) comes from Galician zona, from Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη — belt, sash.

Ancestry of “eurozona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianzonazone, area, district
2Latinzōna—
3Ancient Greekζώνηbelt, sash
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