English

epibyssate

From epi- + byssate.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek βῠ́σσος ‘flax’

Latin byssus ‘byssus or sea silk’

Today it means

adj That uses a byssus to anchor itself to seaweed or a rock

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

Etymograph / epibyssate