Where does “eu” come from?

eu (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

eu (Old Portuguese): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “eu”, step by step

eu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin eō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineōto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
2Proto-ItaliceōI go
3Proto-Italicejō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Late Latin eo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latineo—

Words derived from “eu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →