Where does “epic” come from?
epic (Danish) comes from English epic, from Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός, from Ancient Greek ἔπος, from Ancient Greek ϝέπος, from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos — to speak, to sound out.
epic (Danish): Extending beyond the usual or ordinary;...
Definitions
- Extending beyond the usual or ordinary;...
Ancestry of “epic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | epic | An extended narrative poem in elevated or... |
| 2 | Middle French | épique | — |
| 3 | Latin | epicus | epic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπικός | epic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔπος | something spoken: speech, story, song; epic... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ϝέπος | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wékʷos | word, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wékʷos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |