Where does “ئېپىك” come from?
ئېپىك (Uyghur) comes from Russian эпи́ческий, 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 — to speak, to sound out.
ئېپىك (Uyghur): epic
Definitions
- epic
Ancestry of “ئېپىك”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | эпи́ческий | epic |
| 2 | Russian | эпика | epic |
| 3 | French | épique | epic; epic, extraordinary, amazing |
| 4 | Latin | epicus | epic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπικός | epic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔπος | something spoken: speech, story, song; epic... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ϝέπος | — |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wékʷos | word, speech |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wékʷos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |