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Euterpe

/juˈtɝpi/ · name

Meaning

  1. The Muse of music and lyric poetry.
  2. 27 Euterpe, a main belt asteroid.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-) Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō) Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē)bor. English Euterpe Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē).

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