Where does “ortoepie” come from?

ortoepie (Romanian) comes from French orthoépie, from Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια, 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.

ortoepie (Romanian): orthoepy

Definitions

  1. orthoepy

Ancestry of “ortoepie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorthoépieorthoepy
2Ancient Greekὀρθοέπειαcorrect diction, especially in poetry
3Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
4Ancient Greekϝέπος—
5Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos →