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Etymology of the English word epicene

the English word epicene
derived from the Latin word epicoenus
derived from the Greek word epikoinos, ἐπίκοινος
derived from the Greek word koinos, κοινός (common; shared by all or several, or (ceremonially) profane; common; shared by all or several, or profane)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)
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.)
derived from the Late Latin word epicene
derived from the Greek word epikoinos, ἐπίκοινος
derived from the Greek word koinos, κοινός (common; shared by all or several, or (ceremonially) profane; common; shared by all or several, or profane)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)
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.)

Date

The earliest known usage of epicene in English dates from the 15th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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