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Where does “ambaŭseksulo” come from?

ambaŭseksulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ambaŭseksa, from Esperanto ambaŭ, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ambaŭseksulo (Esperanto): intersex person; hermaphrodite

Definitions

  1. intersex person; hermaphrodite

Ancestry of “ambaŭseksulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoambaŭseksaintersex; hermaphroditic
2Esperantoambaŭboth
3Latinambō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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