ἐπί
epí
“upon, over”
37 words in English grow from this root.
Bishop
Faithἐπίepí
“overseer”
Epact
Earthἐπίepí
“days brought in”
Epanalepsis
Wordsἐπίepí
“a taking up again”
Eparchy
Politicsἐπίepí
“rule over a territory”
Ephedrine
Medicineἐπίepí
“sitting upon”
Ephemeris
Earthἐπίepí
“for the day, a daybook”
Ephor
Politicsἐπίepí
“overseer”
Epicenter
Earthἐπίepí
“upon the center”
Epicondylitis
Medicineἐπίepí
“inflammation above the knuckle”
Epicycle
Earthἐπίepí
“circle upon a circle”
Epidemic
Medicineἐπίepí
“upon the people”
Epidemiology
Medicineἐπίepí
“study of what is upon the people”
Epidermis
Medicineἐπίepí
“upon the skin”
Epididymis
Medicineἐπίepí
“upon the twins”
Epiglottis
Medicineἐπίepí
“over the reed-piece”
Epigram
Wordsἐπίepí
“writing upon”
Epigraph
Wordsἐπίepí
“writing on something”
Epigraphy
Wordsἐπίepí
“writing upon”
Epilepsy
Medicineἐπίepí
“a seizing upon”
Epilogue
Wordsἐπίepí
“words added on”
Epimorphism
Numberἐπίepí
“forming onto”
Epinephrine
Medicineἐπίepí
“upon the kidney”
Epiphany
Faithἐπίepí
“a showing forth”
Epiphyte
Natureἐπίepí
“plant upon a plant”
Episcopal
Faithἐπίepí
“of the overseer”
Episode
Wordsἐπίepí
“a coming in besides”
Epistle
Faithἐπίepí
“something sent to someone”
Epistrophe
Wordsἐπίepí
“a turning back upon”
Epitaph
Wordsἐπίepí
“over the tomb”
Epithalamium
Artἐπίepí
“at the bridal chamber”
Epithet
Wordsἐπίepí
“something put on”
Epitome
Wordsἐπίepí
“a cutting short”
Epizeuxis
Wordsἐπίepí
“a yoking upon”
Epoch
Earthἐπίepí
“a holding back”
Epode
Wordsἐπίepí
“after-song”
Eponym
Wordsἐπίepí
“named upon”
Epoxy
Scienceἐπίepí
“oxygen laid across”