Word: epi- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. 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). 1. Above in location or position. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + littoral → epilittoral Example: epi- + nasal → epinasal 2. Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + benthos → epibenthos Example: epi- + petro + -ic → epipetric 3. Relating to epigenetics. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + chromosomal → epichromosomal Example: epi- + clone → epiclone 4. Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + language → epilanguage Example: epi- + phenomenon → epiphenomenon 5. A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + karst → epikarst Example: epi- + phase → epiphase 6. A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + dermis → epidermis Example: epi- + pleuron → epipleuron 7. Denotes an epimeric form. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + cedrol → epicedrol Example: epi- + cholesterol → epicholesterol 8. Located on the surface. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + fascial → epifascial Example: epi- + -limnion → epilimnion 9. Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + parasitism → epiparasitism Example: epi- + symbiont → episymbiont 10. Outward in direction or projection. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + -gnathous → epignathous Example: epi- + nasty → epinasty 11. More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + cadmium → epicadmium Example: epi- + demic → epidemic 12. Beyond, meta, transcending. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + muscular → epimuscular Example: epi- + language → epilanguage 13. Epidemiology Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + zootic → epizootic Example: epi- + ornith- + -ic → epornitic 14. Near in position. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + cellular → epicellular Example: epi- + stellar → epistellar 15. Outranking, above in rank. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + family → epifamily Example: epi- + phyletic → epiphyletic 16. Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + fascicular → epifascicular Example: epi- + macular → epimacular 17. Covering: the root entity is covered. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + glottis → epiglottis Example: epi- + spore → epispore 18. After in time. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + classical → epiclassical Example: epi- + genesis → epigenesis 19. Overlapping in position. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + lobous → epilobous Example: epi- + pharynx → epipharynx 20. Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + morphism → epimorphism Example: epi- + plexis → epiplexis 21. Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of multiple levels. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + pelagic → epipelagic Example: epi- + plankton → epiplankton 22. Front or anterior in position. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + cnemial → epicnemial Example: epi- + plastron → epiplastron 23. Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + chaperome → epichaperome Example: epi- + organism → epiorganism 24. Outside of in position. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + dural → epidural Example: epi- + skeletal → episkeletal 25. Shallow in depth. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + thermal → epithermal Example: epi- + cortex → epicortex 26. Similar, in the same form of, resembling. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + morphic → epimorphic Example: epi- + ascidiate → epiascidiate 27. Upwards in direction or growth. Labels: morpheme Example: epi- + phallus → epiphallus Example: epi- + film → epifilm