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Etymology of the English word epineurium

the English word epineurium

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 Latin word epineurium

derived from the Greek word neuron, νεῦρον (tendon; nerve; cordlike structure, sinew, tendon)

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 epineurium in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English