Where does “époque” come from?
époque (French) comes from Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή, from Ancient Greek ἐπέχω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər — to be hot; to burn.
époque (French): vintage; epoch; time
Ancestry of “époque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | epocha | age, period, time, season, epoch |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐποχή | check, cessation; suspension of judgement;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπέχω | I have or hold upon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |