Question 1

What is the definition of the French word "Eure"?

Accepted Answer

River in Normandy, tributary of the Seine.
French department in the region of Upper Normandy. This department bears the number 27.

Question 2

Where does the French word "Eure" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Latin ebura. According to J. Pokorny, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch p. 81, it would come from the Gaulish aura "water, watercourse", from an Indo-European root meaning water (see French onde).

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