Where does “amphoteric” come from?

amphoteric (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος, from Ancient Greek ἄμφω, from Proto-Indo-European ambʰow.

amphoteric (English): Having the characteristics of both an acid and a...

Definitions

  1. Having the characteristics of both an acid and a...

Ancestry of “amphoteric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμφότεροςboth
2Ancient Greekἄμφωboth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanambʰow

Words derived from “amphoteric

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ambʰowEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄμφωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος
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