English
Evros
Evros comes from Ancient Greek Ἕβρος, and goes back to Thracian *Ebrus ‘wide’.
- Thracianmodern*Ebrus‘wide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἝβροςHébros
- Greek1453–presentΈβροςÉvros
- Englishearliest quotation 2006Evros
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Thracianmodern*Ebrus‘wide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἝβροςHébros
- Greek1453–presentΈβροςÉvros
- Englishearliest quotation 2006Evros
Earliest quotation: 2006, NASA, Floods Along the Evros (Meric) River: “Rain and melting snow combined to push the Evros…”
Every English word from Thracian *Ebrus
Today it means
name A river in southeastern Europe that flows through Bulgaria and down the border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Thracian *Ebrus / Evros