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Etymology of the English word epicardium

the English word epicardium
derived from the Greek word kardia, καρδία (heart; the heart; the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerd-
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.)
derived from the New Latin word epicardium
using the New Latin prefix epi-
derived from the Greek word homos, ὦμος (same; at the same time; (conjunctionally) notwithstanding, yet still)
using the Greek suffix -phorus

Date

The earliest known usage of epicardium in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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