Where does “ambigrammi” come from?
ambigrammi (Finnish) comes from English ambigram, from English ambi-, 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.
ambigrammi (Finnish): ambigram
Definitions
- ambigram
Ancestry of “ambigrammi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambigram | A design that may be read as the same word, name... |
| 2 | English | ambi- | Both; on both sides |
| 3 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |