English

epilithic

From epi- + lith + -ic, literally “on the rock”.

Formed from epi- + lith + -ic

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Proto-Germanic *liþuz ‘limb’

Proto-West Germanic *liþu

Old English liþ ‘limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point’

Middle English lith

English lith

Today it means

adj Of, pertaining to, or being an epilith.

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

Etymograph / epilithic