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Where does “eurus” come from?

eurus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Εὖρος, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.

eurus (Latin): east, east wind, southeast wind

Definitions

  1. east, east wind, southeast wind

Ancestry of “eurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΕὖροςeast wind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad
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