The story
- New Latin · derived fromamphi-“near”
- English todayamphigastrium
From New Latin amphi- (“near”) + gastr- (“belly; ventral”) + -ium. Attested from the 19th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
amphigastrium
Today it means: A small scale-like leaf on the underside of stems of certain liverworts. Full definition →
New Latin amphi-