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ambi-

a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both” (ambiguous) and “around” (ambient); used in the formation of compound words: ambitendency.

Origin:
< L; akin to Gk amphí, Albanian mbë, OIr imb, imb-, Welsh, OBreton am, am- (var. em-), Gaulish amb(i)- (see embassy ), OHG umbi (> G um), OE ymb(e)-, Skt abhí-tas around. Cf. amphi-
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ambi-  
pref.  Both: ambiversion.

[Latin, around; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

ambi- 
combining form meaning "both, on both sides," from L. ambi- "around, round about," from PIE *ambhi- "around" (cf. Gk. amphi "round about," Skt. abhitah "on both sides," Avestan aibi, O.E. ymbe, Ger. um, Gaul. ambi-, O.Ir. imb- "round about, about," O.C.S. oba, Lith. abu "both"). The PIE root is probably an ablative plural of *ant-bhi "from both sides," from *ant- "front, forehead."
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Medical Dictionary

ambi- or ambo-
pref.
Both: ambilateral.

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