Where does “Orthoepie” come from?

Orthoepie (German) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια, 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.

Orthoepie (German): orthoepy

Definitions

  1. orthoepy

Ancestry of “Orthoepie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθοέπειαcorrect diction, especially in poetry
2Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
3Ancient Greekϝέπος—
4Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos →