Where does “Ἀμφίλοχος” come from?

Ἀμφίλοχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμφί, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ἀμφίλοχος (Ancient Greek): Any individual among the inhabitants of...

Definitions

  1. Any individual among the inhabitants of...

Ancestry of “Ἀμφίλοχος”, step by step

Ἀμφίλοχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀμφί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμφί
2Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Ancient Greek λόχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
2Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
3Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀξύς →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμφί →