English

episclera

From epi- + sclera.

Formed from epi- + sclera

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- ‘to parch, wither’

Ancient Greek σκληρός ‘hard’

New Latin sclera

Today it means

noun The outermost layer of the sclera, composed of loose, fibrous, elastic tissue.

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Etymograph / episclera