English

epicanthus

From epi- + canthus.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek κανθός ‘corner of the eye’

Latin canthus ‘corner of the eye’

Today it means

noun A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.

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

Etymograph / epicanthus