English

epifamily

From epi- + family.

Formed from epi- + family

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do, put, place’

Proto-Italic *fameliā ‘household’

Latin familia ‘household’

Middle English famylye

Today it means

noun A rank between family and superfamily.

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

Etymograph / epifamily