epi-

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-), from ἐπί (epí).

derived from epi- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ-
derived from *h₁epsder✻
derived from *h₁ep-der✻

Definitions

1
Above in location or position.
- epi- + littoral → epilittoral
- epi- + nasal → epinasal
- epi- + necral → epinecral
2
Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position.
- epi- + benthos → epibenthos
- epi- + petro + -ic → epipetric
- epi- + spinal → epispinal
3
Relating to epigenetics.
- epi- + chromosomal → epichromosomal
- epi- + clone → epiclone
- epi- + genome → epigenome
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1. 4
  Secondary
  Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version.
  - epi- + language → epilanguage
  - epi- + phenomenon → epiphenomenon
  - epi- + toxoid → epitoxoid
2. 5
  A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object.
  - epi- + karst → epikarst
  - epi- + phase → epiphase
  - epi- + sternum → episternum
3. 6
  A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer.
  - epi- + dermis → epidermis
  - epi- + pleuron → epipleuron
  - epi- + trochlea → epitrochlea
4. 7
  Denotes an epimeric form.
  - epi- + cedrol → epicedrol
  - epi- + cholesterol → epicholesterol
  - epi- + testosterone → epitestosterone
5. 8
  Located on the surface.
  - epi- + fascial → epifascial
  - epi- + -limnion → epilimnion
  - epi- + xyl- + -ous → epixylous
6. 9
  Epibiotic
  Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism.
  - epi- + parasitism → epiparasitism
  - epi- + symbiont → episymbiont
  - epi- + symbiotic → episymbiotic
7. 10
  Outward in direction or projection.
  - epi- + -gnathous → epignathous
  - epi- + nasty → epinasty
  - epi- + pod → epipod
8. 11
  More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity.
  - epi- + cadmium → epicadmium
  - epi- + demic → epidemic
  - epi- + menorrhagia → epimenorrhagia
9. 12
  Beyond, meta, transcending.
  - epi- + muscular → epimuscular
  - epi- + language → epilanguage
  - epi- + theory → epitheory
10. 13
  Epidemiology
  - epi- + zootic → epizootic
  - epi- + ornith- + -ic → epornitic
11. 14
  Near in position.
  - epi- + cellular → epicellular
  - epi- + stellar → epistellar
  - epi- + tuberculosis → epituberculosis
12. 15
  Outranking, above in rank.
  - epi- + family → epifamily
  - epi- + phyletic → epiphyletic
  - epi- + -archy → eparchy
13. 16
  Surrounding in position
  Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity.
  - epi- + fascicular → epifascicular
  - epi- + macular → epimacular
  - epi- + perimetric → epiperimetric
14. 17
  Covering
  Covering: the root entity is covered.
  - epi- + glottis → epiglottis
  - epi- + spore → epispore
  - epi- + scope → episcope
15. 18
  After in time.
  - epi- + classical → epiclassical
  - epi- + genesis → epigenesis
  - epi- → Epipaleolithic is the Mesolithic period (post-Paleolithic)
16. 19
  Overlapping in position.
  - epi- + lobous → epilobous
  - epi- + pharynx → epipharynx
  - epi- + pole → epipole
17. 20
  Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to.
  - epi- + morphism → epimorphism
  - epi- + plexis → epiplexis
  - epi- + sememe → episememe
18. 21
  Top
  Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of multiple levels.
  - epi- + pelagic → epipelagic
  - epi- + plankton → epiplankton
  - epi- + valve → epivalve
19. 22
  Front or anterior in position.
  - epi- + cnemial → epicnemial
  - epi- + plastron → epiplastron
  - epi- + sternum → episternum
20. 23
  Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole.
  - epi- + chaperome → epichaperome
  - epi- + organism → epiorganism
  - epi- + crisis → epicrisis
21. 24
  Outside of in position.
  - epi- + dural → epidural
  - epi- + skeletal → episkeletal
  - epi- + cycloid → epicycloid
22. 25
  Shallow in depth.
  - epi- + thermal → epithermal
  - epi- + cortex → epicortex
  - epi- + geo- + -ous → epigeous
23. 26
  Similar, in the same form of, resembling.
  - epi- + morphic → epimorphic
  - epi- + ascidiate → epiascidiate
  - epi- + calyx → epicalyx
24. 27
  Upwards in direction or growth.
  - epi- + phallus → epiphallus
  - epi- + film → epifilm
  - epi- + growth → epigrowth

The neighborhood

Derived

eparterial, epaxial, epencephalic, epiaortic, epicanthus, epicentre, epicline, epicondyle, epicondylic, epicortical, epicotylar, epicranial, epifacial, epigonadal, epihyoid, epijugal, epilaryngeal, epilittoral, epimarginal, epimetamorphic, epinasal, epinecral, epineural, epioccipital, Epipaleolithic, epipapillary, epiparietal, epiperineurial, epiperiosteal, epipharyngeal, epiphreatic, epipleural, episaturation, episeptal, epispadias, episquamosal, epistratum, epitracheal, epitympanic, epibiontic · +37 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for epi-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA