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Where does “epiloog” come from?

epiloog (Dutch) comes from French épilogue, from English epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ — to be hot; to burn.

epiloog (Dutch): epilogue

Definitions

  1. epilogue

Ancestry of “epiloog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépilogueepilogue; first-person singular present...
2EnglishepilogueA short speech, spoken directly at the audience...
3Latinepilogusconclusion, peroration, epilogue
4Ancient Greekἐπίλογοςreasoning, inference; the epilogue or concluding...
5Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
6Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
7Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
8Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
9Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “epiloog”

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