Root Word: Ep, Epi
(Greek Epi = above, upon or in addition)
Epilogue :
Origin: (epi
+ logos) =speech
Meaning: An after
word; a short concluding chapter of a book; a short speech at the end of a play
Ephemeral:
Origin: (Greek
- ephemeros = lasting only a day)
(French epi
+ hemera = Day)
Meaning : Lasting
for a short time, transitory
Epicenter:
Origin : ( Greek epi= above )
Meaning: The
point of earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. Central point
of difficulty
Epigraph:
Origin: epi
+ greek grapho = write
Meaning: an
inscription on a statue, at head of a chapter etc
Epigram:
Origin: epi
+ greek grammatos= a thing written
Meaning:a
short wiity poem, a maxim
Epilepsy:
Origin: epi
+ greek lambano= take
Meaning: a
neurological disorder marked by episodes of sensory disturbance.
(the
ancients believed that the spirit of the personhad been “taken up”)
Epiphany:
Origin: epi
+ phaino =show
Meaning: a
manifestation of a god or demigod; any sudden manifestation or realization.
(a god form
above is released)
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| Epitaph |
Epitaph:
Origin: epi
+ taphos = tomb
Meaning:
words written in memory of someone who has died
Epitome:
Origin: epitemo
= abridge, French epi + greek temno= cut
Meaning: a
person or thing embodying quality , class etc
