English
epocha
Epocha comes from Medieval Latin epocha ‘age, period, time, season, epoch’, from Ancient Greek ἐπέχω ‘to stop, hold back’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰeti‘to overpower, take hold of’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hékʰō‘to have’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔχω‘to have, hold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπέχω‘to stop, hold back’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐποχή‘a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e.’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500epocha‘age, period, time, season, epoch’
- Englishearliest quotation 1667same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰeti‘to overpower, take hold of’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hékʰō‘to have’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔχω‘to have, hold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπέχω‘to stop, hold back’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐποχή‘a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e.’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500epocha‘age, period, time, season, epoch’
- Englishearliest quotation 1667same form
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Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’
school, severe, scholar, severity, hector, perseverance, scholastic, schema, shul, 23 more
through Ancient Greek ἔχω ‘to have, hold’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- / epocha