Etymology

epi-

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Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) ← Proto-Hellenic *epí ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  5. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  6. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  7. English todayepi-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-), from ἐπί (epí).

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