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Where does “эпический” come from?

эпический (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.

Ancestry of “эпический”, 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
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