Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “wékʷos”

57 words across 19 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European 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)

Proto-Hellenic (1)

Greek (1)

German (1)

Old Armenian (1)

Azerbaijani (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Portuguese (1)