Where does “Ambigolimax” come from?

Ambigolimax (Translingual) comes from Latin ambigo, from Latin 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.

Ambigolimax (Translingual): genus slugs}}

Definitions

  1. genus slugs}}

Ancestry of “Ambigolimax”, step by step

Ambigolimax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ambigo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinambigoI go about; I wander; I hesitate, waver, doubt
2Latinambi-around, about
3Latinambōboth
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

via Latin līmāx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmāxslug, snail
2EnglishlimacologyThe scientific study of slugs
3English-logyA branch of learning; a study of a particular...
4French-logie-logy
5Latin-logia-logy; the study of
6Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱBase for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts
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