English
epimoric
Epimoric comes from Ancient Greek ἐπιμόρῐος ‘containing a whole + a fraction with 1 for its…’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπιμόρῐοςepimórĭos‘containing a whole + a fraction with 1 for its numerator (1+¹⁄ₓ)”, “superparticular’
- Englishtodayepimoric
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπιμόρῐοςepimórĭos‘containing a whole + a fraction with 1 for its numerator (1+¹⁄ₓ)”, “superparticular’
- Englishtodayepimoric
A compound of ἐπί ‘on, upon’ + μόριον ‘a fraction with 1 for its numerator’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep- ‘to grab, snatch, get’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- ‘to assign, allot’
Proto-Hellenic *(h)méřřomai
Ancient Greek μείρομαι ‘to receive as one's portion’
Ancient Greek μόρος ‘fate, destiny’
Ancient Greek μόριον ‘a fraction with 1 for its numerator’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπιμόρῐος
Today it means
adj superparticular
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπιμόρῐος / epimoric