Where does “ὀρθοέπεια” come from?

ὀρθοέπεια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔπος, from Ancient Greek ϝέπος, from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

ὀρθοέπεια (Ancient Greek): correct diction, especially in poetry

Definitions

  1. correct diction, especially in poetry

Ancestry of “ὀρθοέπεια”, step by step

ὀρθοέπεια traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἔπος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
2Ancient Greekϝέπος
3Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Ancient Greek ὀρθός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
2Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ὀρθοέπεια

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos