Where does “epicamente” come from?
epicamente (Italian) comes from Italian epico, 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.
epicamente (Italian): epically
Definitions
- epically
Ancestry of “epicamente”, step by step
epicamente traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian epico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | epico | epic |
| 2 | Latin | epicus | epic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπικός | epic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔπος | something spoken: speech, story, song; epic... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ϝέπος | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wékʷos | word, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wékʷos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Portuguese épico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | épico | epic |
via Spanish épico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | épico | epic |