Ancient Greek word root · Prefixes
epi-: upon, on
epi- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “upon, on”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: upon, on
Root forms: epi-, ep-
Source word: ἐπί — [with genitive]
Word family and examples
- epilogue
a section at the end of a book that comments on what has happened
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