epos

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈɛ.pos/

nouns
Definitions
  • an epic
  • The epics and legends of a particular population
  • (rare) An event considered appropriate to an epic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epos derived 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

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