Etymograph

English

epipelagic

From epi- + pelagic.

Formed from epi- + pelagic

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek πέλαγος ‘sea’

Ancient Greek πελαγικός

Latin pelagicus

English pelagic

Today it means

adj Synonym of photic (“Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).

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Etymograph / epipelagic