Etymology of the English word epistle
the English word epistle
derived from the Latin word epistola (letter, dispatch, written communication)
derived from the Greek word epistole, ἐπιστολή (a written message)
derived from the Greek word stellein, στέλλω (to send)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stel-
derived from the Greek word epistellein, ἐπιστέλλω (to enjoin (by writing); (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose))
derived from the Latin word epistol
derived from the Greek word epistole, ἐπιστολή (a written message)
derived from the Greek word stellein, στέλλω (to send)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stel-
derived from the Greek word epistellein, ἐπιστέλλω (to enjoin (by writing); (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose))