Where does “epický” come from?

epický (Czech) comes from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός, 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.

epický (Czech): epic, epical

Definitions

  1. epic, epical

Ancestry of “epický”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinepicusepic
2Ancient Greekἐπικόςepic
3Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
4Ancient Greekϝέπος
5Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-
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