borrowed from Greek Amphyktyonía, from amphiktíones, amphiktýones "neighbors" (from amphi- amphi- + -ktiones, participial derivative, with the intransitive sense "live, dwell," from the base of ktízō, ktízein, aorist éktisa "to settle in, people [a country], establish") + -ia...
borrowed from Greek Amphyktyonía, from amphiktíones, amphiktýones "neighbors" (from amphi- amphi- + -ktiones, participial derivative, with the intransitive sense "live, dwell," from the base of ktízō, ktízein, aorist éktisa "to settle in, people [a country], establish") + -ia...
before a vowelamph-, word-forming element meaning "on both sides, of both kinds; on all sides, all around," from Greekamphi(prep., adv.) "round about, on both sides of, all around; about, regarding," which is cognate with Latinambi-, both from PIE root*ambhi-"around." ...
A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word. Prefixes often change the meaning of their root words, sometimes in dramatic ways.Answer and Explanation: The prefix amphi- means 'around,' 'both' or 'on both sides.' It is Greek in origin. Here are some examples of...
borrowed from Greek Amphyktyonía, from amphiktíones, amphiktýones "neighbors" (from amphi- amphi- + -ktiones, participial derivative, with the intransitive sense "live, dwell," from the base of ktízō, ktízein, aorist éktisa "to settle in, people [a country], establish") + -ia...