ἐπικός

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2
Definitions
  • epic

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek ἔπος (word, song, speech, epic, story, talk) root from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (speak, sound, sound out, utter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wekʷ-

Gloss

speak, sound, sound out, utter

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

話

Emoji
🗣️ 🗣️ 🙊

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