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Where does “Eurydice” come from?

Eurydice (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη, from Ancient Greek δῐ́κη, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “Eurydice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΕὐρυδίκη—
2Ancient Greekδῐ́κηlaw, order; right; judgment; justice; lawsuit;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “Eurydice”

  • Eurydice
  • Eurydicean
  • Eurídice
  • Euridice
  • Eurídice
  • Eurydice
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