English

epilayer

From epi- + layer.

Formed from epi- + layer

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Middle English leyer ‘a layer of stones’

English layer

Today it means

noun The contact layer between a pair of epitaxial crystals.

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

Etymograph / epilayer