Etymograph

English

Kalliopi

Kalliopi comes from Greek Καλλιόπη, from Ancient Greek ὄψ ‘voice’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wekʷ-‘to speak’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wṓkʷs‘voice’reconstructedo-grade root noun of *wekʷ-
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wókʷs‘voice’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄψ‘voice’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚᾰλλῐόπη
  6. Greek1453–presentΚαλλιόπηKalliópi
  7. EnglishtodayKalliopi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wekʷ-‘to speak’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wṓkʷs‘voice’reconstructedo-grade root noun of *wekʷ-
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wókʷs‘voice’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄψ‘voice’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚᾰλλῐόπη
  6. Greek1453–presentΚαλλιόπηKalliópi
  7. EnglishtodayKalliopi

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak’

epic, wight, whit, vocalist, voiceless, vocally, epos, vocalize, 30 more

through Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs ‘voice’

voice, invite, invitation, vocal, vie, invoke, vox, vouch, invocation, vociferous, 30 more

through Ancient Greek ὄψ ‘voice’

optics, synoptic, 9 more

Today it means

name A transliteration of the Greek female given name Καλλιόπη (Kalliópi).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- / Kalliopi