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Where does “ambi” come from?

ambi (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ambae, 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.

ambi (Vulgar Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “ambi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinambaenominative plural feminine of ambō; vocative...
2Latinambō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ambi”

  • îmbi
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