LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
prefix

ambi-

ambi-

Meaning

  1. morphemearound, about
  2. 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.

Quick answers

What does ambi- mean in Latin?
ambi-, a prefix, means “around, about; combining form of ambō (“both”); ambi-”.