eu-

UK/juː-/Canada, US/ju-/Australia, New Zealand/jʉː-/

prefix

good, well

Similar
normo-
Opposite
dys-mal-pseudo-
OriginAncient Greek εὖ (eû) ← Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. good, well
  2. true, genuine

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
normo-
Opposite
dys-mal-pseudo-
Also see
normo-ortho-

Origin

  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. Englisheu-

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

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Translations

Bengali সু-
  • সু- (śu-)Translations
Greek ευ-
  • ευ- (ef-)Translations
Hindi सु-
  • सु- (su-)Translations
Polish eu-
  • eu-Translations
Russian эв-, ев-
  • эв- (ev-)Translations
  • ев- (jev-)Translations
Ukrainian єв-
  • єв- (jev-)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eu-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eu-.

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