Where does “Epos” come from?

Epos (German) comes 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.

Epos (German): epic

Definitions

epic

Ancestry of “Epos”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἔπος	something spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
2	Ancient Greek	ϝέπος	—
3	Proto-Hellenic	wékʷos	word, speech
4	Proto-Indo-European	wékʷos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	wekʷ-	to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “Epos”

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