Etymology

amphi-

Today it means: Located on the opposite side of, or referring to two distinct sides or ends of a region or object. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰi
  4. Ancient Greekἀμφίς (amphís)
  5. English todayamphi-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”), possibly from *h₂énts, from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead; front”) + *-s. Doublet of ambi-.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀμφίς all →

amphiscian

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.