Etymology

euripe

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Today it means: A strait or channel of the sea. Full definition →

Middle French euripe ← Latin eurīpus ← Ancient Greek Εὔρῑπος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΕὔρῑπος“Euripus”
  2. Latin · derived fromeurīpus
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromeuripe
  4. English todayeuripe

Borrowed from Middle French euripe, from Latin eurīpus, from Ancient Greek Εὔρῑπος (Eúrīpos, “Euripus”).

Words from the same roots

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