Etymograph

English

European

European comes from Classical Latin Eurōpaeus ‘of or belonging to Europa’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕὐρώπᾱEurṓpā‘Europe’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὐρωπαῖοςEurōpaîos
  3. Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEurōpaeus‘of or belonging to Europa’
  4. New LatinmodernEurōpaeānus
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presenteuropéen
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1887European

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕὐρώπᾱEurṓpā‘Europe’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὐρωπαῖοςEurōpaîos
  3. Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEurōpaeus‘of or belonging to Europa’
  4. New LatinmodernEurōpaeānus
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presenteuropéen
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1887European

Earliest quotation: 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging: “From a domestic point of view the advent of…”

Equivalent to Europe + -ean

Doric Greek Εὐρώπα

Latin Eurōpa

English Europe

Every English word from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ

Today it means

adj Related to Europe.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ / European

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