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 ambʰow →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμφω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος →