Where does “Epic Greek” come from?
Epic Greek (English) 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 Greek (English): A form of Archaic Greek largely based on Ionic, used by Homer and Hesiod
Definitions
- A form of Archaic Greek largely based on Ionic, used by Homer and Hesiod
Ancestry of “Epic Greek”, step by step
Epic Greek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English epic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English greek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | greek | Alternative letter-case form of Greek; To display... |
| 2 | Old English | Grēcas | the Greeks; Greeks |
| 3 | Esperanto | kreko | teal |
| 4 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |