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- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Hellenic*epí
- Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
- Englishepi-
- English todayepilimnion
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
epilimnion
Today it means: The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water Full definition →
English epi- ← Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) ← Proto-Hellenic *epí