The story
- Ancient Greek · derived from*ἀμφίβαλος
- Late Latin · derived fromamphibalus“cloak”
- English todayamphibalus
From Late Latin amphibalus (“cloak”), from unattested Ancient Greek *ἀμφίβαλος (*amphíbalos), from ἀμφιβάλλω (amphibállō, “put on”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.