Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa) · the European Union · Europa (a moon in Jupiter)
köken: Inherited from Middle Russian Еѵропа (Jevropa), Европа (Jevropa) and Эѵропа (Evropa) (17th c.), likely through Old Ruthenian from Polish Europa, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē). Displaced earlier forms like Еѵропіа, Европїя etc.
aile: европе́ец, европе́йка, европеиза́ция, евро́пий, гало́пом по Евро́пам, Гейро́па
Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa) · Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus) · Europa (a moon in Jupiter)
köken: Inherited from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).
Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)
köken: /europpa/ [jeuɾoppa] → /joːroppa/ From Portuguese Europa. Some references source this from Dutch Europa; however, Dutch phonology makes this less likely, as the ⟨eu⟩ vowel combination has apparently been pronounced as the monophthongs /œː/ or /øː/ since the time of Middle Dutch. Meanwhile, in Portuguese, the ⟨eu⟩ vowel combination has been pronounced as the diphthong /ew/, a closer match for the…
Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa) · Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus) · Europa (a moon in Jupiter)