The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Hellenic*epí
- Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
- Ancient Greekἐπι- (epi-)
- Proto-Indo-European*seǵʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*hékʰō
- Ancient Greekἔχω (ékhō)
- Ancient Greekἐπέχω (epékhō)
- Ancient Greekἐποχή (epokhḗ)
- English todayepoche
Borrowed from Latin epocha or German Epoche, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ). Doublet of epoch. This term was introduced by Husserl and other phenomenologists, although it also seems to be present in Aristotelian philosophy (as the concept did originate with Aristotle).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἐποχή all →
epoch
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.