Etymograph

English

epicontinental

From epi- + continental.

A compound of epi- + continental

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Today it means

adj Located on a continental shelf

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

Etymograph / epicontinental