Where does “épico” come from?

épico (Galician) 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.

épico (Galician): epic, pertaining to heroes and legends; epic

Definitions

  1. epic, pertaining to heroes and legends; epic

Ancestry of “épico”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-