 The weakness of an etymology with εὐρύς ("eurus"), is 1. that the -u stem of εὐρύς disappears in Εὐρώπη Europa and 2. the expected form εὐρυώπη euryopa that retains the -u stem in fact exists.An alternative suggestion due to Ernest Klein and Giovanni Semerano (1966) attempted to connect a Semitic term for "west", Akkadian "erebu" meaning "to go down, set" (in reference to the sun), Phoenician " 'ereb" "evening; west", which would parallel "occident" (the resemblance to "Erebus", from PIE "*h1regʷos", "darkness", is accidental, however).Barry (1999) adduces the word "Ereb" on an Assyrian stele with the meaning of "night", "[the country of] sunset", in opposition to "Asu" "[the country of] sunrise", i.e.