Etymology of the English word epopee
the English word
epopeederived from the French word
epopeederived from the Greek word
epopoiia, ἐποποιΐα
derived from the Greek word
epos, ἔπος (a word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wekʷ-derived from the Greek word
eipeinderived from the Late Greek word
poieo, ποιέω (to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct))
Date
The earliest known usage of epopee in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
