myEtymology.com: English etymology of epinasty

Etymology of the English word epinasty

the English word epinasty

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.)

using the English suffix -nasty

derived from the Greek word nastos, ναστός

derived from the Greek word nassein

Date

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

Usage

Word found in Modern English