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English word origin

Etymology of epos

From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

An epic.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Shasta ip'-haws (“Perideridia spp. tubers”).

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