Etymograph

English

epipsammic

From epi- + psammic, literally “on top of sand”.

Formed from epi- + psammic

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Today it means

adj Having a stalk of mucilage that attaches it to a sand grain

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

Etymograph / epipsammic