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Etymology of the Greek prefix epi- (ἐπι-)

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.)

Derivations in Greek

epiglottis, epithalamios, episkopos, epitaphios, epilambanein, epigeios, epigastrios, epanalepsis, eparchos, epikedeion, epiclesis, epidermis, epididumis, epistrophe, epistulion, epitokos, epiphanes, epikranon, epitrope, epikuklos, epikoinos, ephedra

Derivations in other languages

English epi-, French épicarpe, French éphélide, Latin epichlora