The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἄμβη“raised edge”
- English todayambe
From Ancient Greek ἄμβη (ámbē, “raised edge”), Ionic form of ἄμβων (ámbōn, “crest, edge”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ambe
Today it means: An old mechanical contrivance, ascribed to Hippocrates, for reducing dislocations of the shoulder. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἄμβη