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Where does “wékʷos” come from?

wékʷos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

wékʷos (Proto-Hellenic): word, speech

Definitions

  1. word, speech

Ancestry of “wékʷos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wékʷos”

  • epic
  • epical
  • epos
  • epopee
  • epically
  • epyllion
  • épopée
  • unepic
  • antiepic
  • nonepic
  • epiclike
  • miniepic
  • epicness
  • epicism
  • epeolatry
  • nepiophilia
  • autonepiophilia
  • epico
  • epicus
  • epos
  • epicus
  • épico
  • epopee
  • epicità
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