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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortened unetymologically from Europe or Europo- in compounds. 20th-century formation, perhaps echoing terms like Afro-, Indo-, Sino- etc. An early attestation is the 1911 title The "Euro-Asian" or "Anglo-Indian",[1] but the word Eurasian is attested in English from 1844.[2] In finance, the term is a generalisation of Eurobond, which originally referred to bonds denominated in dollars but issued in Europe.
Prefix
[edit]Euro-
- Pertaining to Europe, especially as a political entity.
- Pertaining to the European Union.
- (finance, of a financial instrument) Denominated in a currency other than that of the country in which it is issued.
- Euro- + Sterling → Eurosterling
- 2012, Kirt C. Butler, Multinational Finance: Evaluating Opportunities, Costs, and Risks of Operations, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
- Eurocurrency markets are active in other major currencies as well, including Eurosterling, Euroyen, and euro-denominated Eurocurrencies (sometimes called “Euroeuros”).
Coordinate terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pertaining to Europe
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Myles Standish & Co., 1911
- ^ Etymology of Eurasian by etymonline