Etymology of the English word epigastrium
the English word epigastrium
derived from the Latin word epigastrium
derived from the Greek word epigastrion, ἐπιγάστριον
derived from the Greek word gastrion
derived from the Late Greek word gaster, γαστήρ (belly; stomach; the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand)
derived from the Greek word epigastrios, ἐπιγάστριος
derived from the Late Greek word gaster, γαστήρ (belly; stomach; the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand)
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.)