epilogue

Where does the word "epilogue" come from? It comes from Greek epilogos, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Epilogue’s story begins in Greek: epilogos meant “a concluding speech.” Literally words added after, from epi- (upon, after) and logos (speech). It reached English by 1400s as epilogue. Settled as the English word for a concluding section of a literary work. Today, epilogue means a short concluding section added at the end of a literary work.

1. Stage 1 · Greek · ancient epilogos "a concluding speech", literally words added after, from epi- (upon, after) and logos (speech).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s epilogue "a concluding section added to a literary work", settled as the English word for a concluding section of a literary work.