ENGLISH ROOT WORD: epi from Greek epi

 

 

 

 

【epi】 is a word-forming element
usually meaning "upon, over, among, in addition"

from Greek "epi"

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[WORD ROOT]root epi
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] epi
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) epi
[MEANING]root upon, over, among, in addition

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 epi [from epi+tithenai] over; among, upon; in addition

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

epicycle, epidemic, episode, episodic, episodically, epitaph, epithelial, epithelium, epithet

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

 

 

epicycle [noun] from cycle 〈 cycl
【DEFINITION】 (in the Ptolemaic system) a small circle, around which a planet was thought to revolve, whose centre describes a larger circle (the deferent) centred on the earth
【First Known Meaning】 small circle moving on or around another circle,
【Etymology】 《Greek kyklos》 circle, wheel, any circular body; circular motion, cycle of events
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; over; among ⑵ cycle; circle

epidemic [noun] from epidemic 〈 demo-
【DEFINITION】 If there is an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas.
【pl.】 epidemics
【DERIVATIVEs】 epidemically, epidemic
【SYNONYM】 plague
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; among, upon ⑵ dem(demo); people, district ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

episode [noun] from episode 〈 hode
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to an event or a short period of time as an episode if you want to suggest that it is important or unusual, or has some particular quality.
【First Known Meaning】 commentary between two choric songs in a Greek tragedy
【pl.】 episodes
【SYNONYM】 incident
【Etymology】 《Greek hodos》 a going, traveling, journey; a way, path, road
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; in addition ⑵ s(eis); into ⑶ ode(od); way, entrance

episodic [adjective] from episode 〈 hode
【DEFINITION】 Something that is episodic occurs at irregular and infrequent intervals.
【DERIVATIVEs】 episodically, episodic
【COMPOSITION】 episode + ic
【Etymology】 《Greek hodos》 a going, traveling, journey; a way, path, road
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; in addition ⑵ s(eis); into ⑶ od; way, entrance ⑷ ic; adjective suffix

episodically [adverb] from episode 〈 hode
【DEFINITION】 episod+ic+ally
【DERIVATIVEs】 episodically, episodic
【COMPOSITION】 episodic + ally
【Etymology】 《Greek hodos》 a going, traveling, journey; a way, path, road
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; in addition ⑵ s(eis); into ⑶ od; way, entrance ⑷ ic; adjective suffix ⑸ ally(ly); adverb suffix

epitaph [noun] from taph
【DEFINITION】 An epitaph is a short piece of writing about someone who is dead, often carved on their grave.
【First Known Meaning】 inscription on a tomb or monument,
【DERIVATIVEs】 epitaphic, epitaphist, buffering, epitaph
【Etymology】 《Greek taphos》 tomb, burial, funeral
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; upon, over ⑵ taph; tomb, burial, funeral

epithelial [adjective] from thelium
【DEFINITION】 relating to or denoting the thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body's surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures
【DERIVATIVEs】 epithelium, epithelial
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; upon, over ⑵ thel(thele); nipple, teat ⑶ ial(al); adjective suffix

epithelium [noun] from thelium
【DEFINITION】 an animal tissue consisting of one or more layers of closely packed cells covering the external and internal surfaces of the body. The cells vary in structure according to their function, which may be protective, secretory, or absorptive
【pl.】 epitheliums epithelia
【DERIVATIVEs】 epithelium, epithelial
【COMPOSITION】 thelium
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; upon, over, among ⑵ thel(thele); nipple ⑶ ium(um); suffix

 

epithet [noun] from epithet
【DEFINITION】 An epithet is an adjective or short phrase which is used as a way of criticizing or praising someone.
【pl.】 epithets
【DERIVATIVEs】 epithetic, epithet
【Etymology】 《Greek epitheton》 [neuter of epithetos] an epithet; something added
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; upon, over ⑵ thet; put

Other word list containing epi; epitome, epidermis, epistle, epode, ephemeral, epaxial, epizoon, epiblast, epicalyx, ephemera, epiphany, ephedra, ephemeris, epicenter, epilog, episteme, epistemic, epistemology, epitaphios, epoch, eponymous, ep-axial, epi-zoon

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

electr-
ed-, es-, eder-
eco-
ease
dyna-
draw
dure-
duc-, duct-
dra-, drama-, drast-
dox-, dog-

 

 

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