epi-
upon, over, in addition
Greek · epi (ἐπί)
Greek epi- means "upon", "over" or "in addition". An epidemic falls upon the people, the epidermis is the skin layer over the body, an epilogue is the speech added after the play.
Memory trick
Epi sounds like "a PIE on top": something laid upon something else.
Words from this root
- epidemic (epi + dem + ic) — a disease upon the peopleमहामारी
- epidermis (epi + dermis) — outer layer of skinबाहरी त्वचा
- epilogue (epi + logue) — closing speech added at the endउपसंहार
- epitaph (epi + taph) — words on a tombसमाधि-लेख
- epicenter (epi + center) — point on the surface above a quakeअधिकेंद्र
- epigram (epi + gram) — a short witty sayingचुटीला कथन
- episode (epi + sode) — one part of a seriesकड़ी, प्रसंग
- epitome (epi + tome) — a perfect example, summaryआदर्श उदाहरण
- epithet (epi + thet) — a descriptive name addedविशेषण नाम, उपाधि
- epigraph (epi + graph) — a quotation at a book's startउद्धरण (पुस्तक के आरंभ में)
- epiphany (epi + phany) — a sudden realizationअचानक बोध
- eponym (ep + onym) — a name given to somethingनामधारी, जिसके नाम पर नाम पड़े