Where does “evghenicos” come from?

evghenicos (Romanian) comes from Greek ευγενικός, from Greek ευγενής, from Ancient Greek εὐγενής, from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

evghenicos (Romanian): noble

Definitions

  1. noble

Ancestry of “evghenicos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekευγενικόςpolite
2Greekευγενήςpolite; noble, aristocratic; noble, aristocrat,...
3Ancient Greekεὐγενήςwell-born, noble; noble-minded, generous;...
4Ancient Greekεὖwell
5Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
6Proto-Hellenicehu-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehu-