Etymology

amphicontinental

Today it means: On both sides of a continent (but not in the middle) Full definition →

English continental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin continens
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰi
  4. Ancient Greekἀμφίς (amphís)
  5. Englishamphi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tn̥eh₁yéti
  13. Proto-Italic*tenēō
  14. Latinteneō
  15. Latincontineō
  16. Latincontinens
  17. Englishcontinent
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishcontinental
  21. English todayamphicontinental

From amphi- + continental.

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