Etymology of the English word amphibology
the English word
amphibologyderived from the French word
amphibologiederived from the Latin word
amphibologia (ambiguity; double meaning)
using the Latin suffix
-logiaderived from the Latin suffix
-logusderived from the Greek suffix
-logos, -λόγος
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the Late Greek suffix
-logia, -λογία
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Latin word
amphibolia (ambiguity; double meaning)
derived from the Greek word
amphiboliaderived from the Greek word
amphibolos, ἀμφίβολος
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-Date
The earliest known usage of amphibology in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
