Where does “є́вро-” come from?

є́вро- (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Євро́па, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

є́вро- (Ukrainian): Euro- related to Europe

Definitions

  1. Euro- related to Europe

Ancestry of “є́вро-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianЄвро́паEurope
2LatinEurōpa—
3Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “є́вро-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →