prefix
ambi-
ambi-
Meaning
- morphemearound, about
- in compoundsmorphemecombining form of ambō (“both”); ambi-
Origins
The sense "around" is from Proto-Italic *amβi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (possibly related to ambō (“both”)). The sense "both" is from the stem of ambō followed by the linking vowel -i-, used as a combining form.