Where does “epicus” come from?

epicus (Latin) comes 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.

epicus (Latin): epic

Definitions

  1. epic

Ancestry of “epicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐπικόςepic
2Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
3Ancient Greekϝέπος
4Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “epicus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-