English

epithecium

From epi- + thecium.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’

Ancient Greek θήκη ‘sheath’

Ancient Greek θήκιον

New Latin thēcium

Today it means

noun An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.

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

Etymograph / epithecium