ἐπιγλωττίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.
Ancestry of “ἐπιγλωττίς”, step by step
ἐπιγλωττίς traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.