English
episemon
Episemon comes from Ancient Greek ἐπίσημος ‘distinguished’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπίσημοςepísēmos‘distinguished’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ἐπίσημονepísēmon
- Englishtodayepisemon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπίσημοςepísēmos‘distinguished’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ἐπίσημονepísēmon
- Englishtodayepisemon
A compound of ἐπί ‘above’ + σῆμα ‘sign’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep- ‘to grab, snatch, get’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘above’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥
Ancient Greek σῆμα ‘sign’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπίσημος
Today it means
noun An insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπίσημος / episemon