Where does “epe” come from?
epe (Italian) comes from Italian epa, from Latin hēpar, from Ancient Greek ἥπατος, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
epe (Italian): plural of epa
Ancestry of “epe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | epa | belly, stomach, abdomen |
| 2 | Latin | hēpar | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἥπατος | genitive singular of ἧπᾰρ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |