Where does “epos” come from?

epos (Danish) 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.

epos (Danish): epic

Definitions

  1. epic

Ancestry of “epos”, step by step

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