The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀμφίσβαινα
- Latin · derived fromamphisbaena
- English todayamphisbaena
From Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, from ἀμφίς (amphís, “both ways”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.