epigono

Italian

Etymology

From Latin epigonī, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονοι (epígonoi), plural form of ἐπίγονος (epígonos, “offspring, descendant”), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, “I come after”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I become”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ɡo.no/
• Rhymes: -iɡono
• Hyphenation: e‧pì‧go‧no

Noun

epigono m (plural epigoni, feminine epigona)

1. follower, imitator, epigone

   Synonyms: imitatore, seguace

Derived terms

• epigonale

Anagrams

• piogeno