Etymology

eury-

Today it means: wide, broad Full definition →

Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς (eurŭ́s) ← Proto-Hellenic *eurús ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérHus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁werH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wérHus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eurús
  4. Ancient Greekεὐρῠ́ς (eurŭ́s)
  5. English todayeury-

Derived from Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς (eurŭ́s, “wide”).

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