Where does “epyllion” come from?

epyllion (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἐπύλλιον, 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.

epyllion (English): A "little epic"; A brief narrative poem with a...

Definitions

  1. A "little epic"; A brief narrative poem with a...

Ancestry of “epyllion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐπύλλιονversicle, scrap of poetry; epyllion, a short epic...
2Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
3Ancient Greekϝέπος—
4Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
6Proto-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 →