English

epibiotic

From epi- + biotic.

A compound of epi- + biotic

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’

Ancient Greek βιωτικός ‘of life’

Today it means

adj Living on the surface of another organism.

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

Etymograph / epibiotic