Etymograph

English

epibenthic

From epi- + benthic.

Formed from epi- + benthic

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Today it means

adj That lives on the surface of sediments at the bottom of the sea

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / epibenthic