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Etymology of the English word epinaos

the English word epinaos
using 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.)
derived from the English word naos
derived from the Greek word naos, ναός (a fane, shrine, temple)
derived from the Greek word naio, ναίω
derived from the Latin word naos
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kel-

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