English

epimural

From epi- + mural.

Formed from epi- + mural

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to fix, to build fortifications or fences’

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Latin murus ‘wall’

Latin muralis ‘wall’

Old French mural

French mural

English mural

Today it means

adj On the wall of an organ, typically of the epithelium

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

Etymograph / epimural