Etymology

eu-

Today it means: good, well Full definition →

Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) ← Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. English todayeu-

Derived from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well, good”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekεὖ all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.