Etymology

Euxine

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Latin Euxīnus ← Ancient Greek Εὔξεινος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΕὔξεινος
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromEuxīnus
  3. English todayEuxine

Learned borrowing from Latin Euxīnus, from Ancient Greek Εὔξεινος (Eúxeinos), from εὔξεινος (eúxeinos, “hospitable”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.