epi

Also opi. Near, at, against.

1. ob-, from Latin ob, ob-, before, to, against.

2. epi-, from Greek epi, on, over, at.

3. opisthobranch, opisthognathous, from Greek opisthen, behind, at the back.

4. Zero-grade form *pi, on, in Greek piezein (see sed-).

5. oblast, from Russian oblast', oblast, from Old Church Slavonic ob, on.

6. Reduced prefixal form *op- in *op-wer-yo- (see wer-⁴).

7. duopsony, opsonin, from Greek *ops, extra on the side, with, in noun opson, condiment, cooked food.

 

[Pokorny epi 323.]

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▪ island, Vanuatu

formerly  Tasiko Island 

      island of Vanuatu, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is volcanic in origin and is 27 miles (43 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide, with an area of 171 square miles (444 square km). It rises to 2,733 feet (833 metres). Although Épi is fertile, its copra plantations have deteriorated through disuse. There is a hospital at Vaémali, on the north coast. The island's main port is on the northwest coast at Lamen, and there are airstrips at Lamen and at Valesdir, on the south coast.

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