English
eurus
Eurus comes from Latin eurus ‘the east wind’, from Ancient Greek εὖρος ‘width, breadth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁werH- ‘broad’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁werH-‘broad’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wéros‘width, breadth, expanse, space’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éurosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὖροςeûros‘width, breadth’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeurus‘the east wind’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Eurus
- Englishtodayeurus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁werH-‘broad’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wéros‘width, breadth, expanse, space’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éurosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὖροςeûros‘width, breadth’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeurus‘the east wind’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Eurus
- Englishtodayeurus
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁werH-
Today it means
noun The east wind.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁werH- / eurus