Etymology of the English word ephedra
the English word ephedra
derived from the Latin word ephedra
derived from the Greek word ephedros
derived from the Greek word ephedra
using the Greek prefix epi-, ἐπι-
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)