The story
- Ancient Greekεὐνή (eunḗ)
- Proto-Indo-European*seǵʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*hékʰō
- Ancient Greekἔχω (ékhō)
- Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéǵʰeti
- Proto-Hellenic*wékʰō
- Ancient Greekϝέχω (wékhō)?
- Ancient Greekεὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos)
- Latineunūchus
- Middle Englisheunuk
- English todayeunuch
From Middle English eunuk, from Middle French eunuque, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos), from εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, keep”). Originally probably used to refer to a bed chamber attendant.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.