Where does “epopea” come from?
epopea (Italian) comes from Italian epopeia, from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία, 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.
epopea (Italian): epic
Definitions
- epic
Ancestry of “epopea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | epopeia | Obsolete form of epopea |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐποποιία | epic poetry or an epic poem |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔπος | something spoken: speech, story, song; epic... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ϝέπος | — |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wékʷos | word, speech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wékʷos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |