Where does “miniepic” come from?
miniepic (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.
miniepic (English): A short work that resembles an epic in all but...
Definitions
- A short work that resembles an epic in all but...
Ancestry of “miniepic”, step by step
miniepic 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 |