"epi-" meaning in Italian

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Prefix

IPA: /ˌɛ.pi/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:der|grc:ἐπῐ-}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₁éps", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁ep-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁epi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*epí", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἐπί", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἐπῐ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "epi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="epi-">, {{der|it|grc|ἐπι-}} Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-) Head templates: {{head|it|prefix}} epi-
  1. epi- Tags: morpheme
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