The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀμφί“on both sides”
- English todayamphipathic
From amphi- + Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós, “remaining passive in a sexual intercourse”), from Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἀμφί all →
amphioxusamphideticamphigory
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.