Where does “эпи́ческий” come from?

эпи́ческий (Russian) comes from Russian эпика, from French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός, from Ancient Greek ἔπος, from Ancient Greek ϝέπος, from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos — to speak, to sound out.

эпи́ческий (Russian): epic

Definitions

  1. epic

Ancestry of “эпи́ческий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэпикаepic
2Frenchépiqueepic; epic, extraordinary, amazing
3Latinepicusepic
4Ancient Greekἐπικόςepic
5Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
6Ancient Greekϝέπος
7Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “эпи́ческий

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos