Etymology of the English word epitome
the English word epitome
derived from the Latin word epitome (epitome, abridgement)
derived from the Greek word epitome, ἐπιτομή
derived from the Greek word epitemnein
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.)