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Where does “eune” come from?

eune (Norman) comes from Old French une, from Latin ūna, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

eune (Norman): a / an

Definitions

  1. a / an

Ancestry of “eune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchunea, an
2Latinūna—
3Latinhōra—
4Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
5Proto-Hellenic*worā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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