English

epibenthos

From epi- + benthos.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek βαθύς ‘deep’

Ancient Greek βάθος ‘depth’

Ancient Greek βένθος ‘the depths’

Today it means

noun benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment

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

Etymograph / epibenthos