Where does “épique” come from?

épique (French) comes from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός, 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.

épique (French): epic; epic, extraordinary, amazing

Definitions

  1. epic; epic, extraordinary, amazing

Ancestry of “épique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinepicusepic
2Ancient Greekἐπικόςepic
3Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
4Ancient Greekϝέπος—
5Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “épique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos →