Where does “amfibologia” come from?

amfibologia (Polish) comes from English amphibology, from French amphibologie, from Latin amphibologīa, from Latin amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος, from Ancient Greek ἀμφί, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς — sharp.

amfibologia (Polish): amphiboly, amphibology

Definitions

  1. amphiboly, amphibology

Ancestry of “amfibologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamphibologyAmphiboly
2Frenchamphibologieamphibology
3Latinamphibologīaamphibologia
4Latinamphiboliaambiguity
5Ancient Greekἀμφιβολίαambiguity
6Ancient Greekἀμφίβολοςdubious, doubtful; wavering, hesitant, uncertain
7Ancient Greekἀμφί
8Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὀξύςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀμφί