Where does “Zweihunderteuroschein” come from?
Zweihunderteuroschein (German) comes from German Euro, from German Europa, from Middle High German Eurōpā, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.
Zweihunderteuroschein (German): two hundred euro banknote, 200 euro note, €200 banknote
Definitions
- two hundred euro banknote, 200 euro note, €200 banknote
Ancestry of “Zweihunderteuroschein”, step by step
Zweihunderteuroschein traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Euro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Euro | euro currency |
| 2 | German | Europa | Europe |
| 3 | Middle High German | Eurōpā | — |
| 4 | Latin | Eurōpa | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Εὐρώπη | Europa; Europe |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via German zweihundert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zweihundert | two hundred |
| 2 | German | Hundert | the number 100; A unity of hundred things |
| 3 | Middle High German | hundert | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hunderod | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hundarad | hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |