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Where does “Eurydice” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Eurydice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinEurydice—
2Ancient GreekΕὐρυδίκη—
3Ancient Greekδῐ́κηlaw, order; right; judgment; justice; lawsuit;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
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