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Etymology of the English word epilogue

the English word epilogue
derived from the Latin word epilogus (conclusion, peroration, epilogue)
derived from the Greek word epilogos, ἐπίλογος
derived from the Greek word logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word epilego
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)

Date

The earliest known usage of epilogue in English dates from the 15th century.

Cognates

Dutch epiloog, French épilogue, German Epilog, Italian epilogo, Lithuanian epilogas, Norwegian epilog, Polish epilog, Russian эпилoг, Swedish epilog

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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