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Etymology
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From.

Some references source this from ; however, Dutch phonology makes this less likely, as the vowel combination has apparently been pronounced as the monophthongs  or  since the time of. Meanwhile, in Portuguese, the ⟨eu⟩ vowel combination has been pronounced as the diphthong, a closer match for the borrowed Japanese pronunciation.

Although this term is a, it was borrowed early enough to be subject to the sound change from to  during. Compare similar developments in English ( → ;, , before ) during the , which yields the modern English pronunciation of.

Alternatively, it is merely a -induced ; compare, as well as.

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Proper noun

 * 1) Europe