Words that come from Proto-Hellenic “wékʷos”

56 words across 18 languages descend from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos — including epic, epos, epical, epopee, epically, epyllion, épopée, unepic.

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English (17)

Italian (7)

Ancient Greek (6)

Russian (4)

Latin (3)

French (3)

Danish (3)

Armenian (2)

Spanish (2)

Middle French (1)

Crimean Tatar (1)

Greek (1)

German (1)

Old Armenian (1)

Azerbaijani (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Portuguese (1)