English
epeiric
Epeiric comes from Ancient Greek ἤπειρος ‘mainland’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *Heh₂per-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Heh₂per-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ā́peřřosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἤπειροςḗpeiros‘mainland’
- Englishtodayepeiric
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Heh₂per-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ā́peřřosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἤπειροςḗpeiros‘mainland’
- Englishtodayepeiric
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₂per-
Today it means
adj Describing the part of a sea that lies over a continental shelf
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Heh₂per- / epeiric