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Etymology of the English prefix epi-

the English prefix epi-

derived from 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.)

Derivations in English

epitope, epicotyl, epicrisis, epigynous, epilimnion, epitheca, epoxide, epoxy, epinasty, epinephrine, epiphytotic, epibenthos, epibiotic, epiblast, epicalyx, epicarp, epichlorohydrin, epicondyle, epicontinental, epicranium, epicuticle, epifocal, epigenesis, epigenous, epilithic, epimer, epimorphism, epimorphosis, epimyocardium, epinaos, epipaleolithic, epipelagic, epipetalous, epiphenomenon, epiphyll, epiphyte, epipubis, episememe, episepalous, episome, epispore, episternum, epitrochoid, epidiascope, epixylous, epizootic, adrenaline

Usage

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