# amphi-
## Translingual
### Etymology

New Latin amphi- (from Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”))

### Prefix

amphi-
* both
* near

#### Derived terms
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”). Doublet of ambi-.

### Pronunciation

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### Prefix

amphi-
* Located on the opposite side of, or referring to two distinct sides or ends of a region or object.
    amphicontinental refers to both sides of a continent (but not in the middle), amphitropical refers to species that live north or south of the equator but not in equatorial regions; amphidisc refers to sponges which have discs on each end, amphicrania is a headache affecting both sides of the head.
* Either, both; having two distinct properties and able to function as either.
    amphinucleolus is a nucleolus that has both basophilic and oxyphilic components, amphiphobic is being both hydrophobic and lipophobic, amphithallic is being both homothallic and heterothallic
* Merging two forms, and/or the fusion or inheritance that results from the combination.
    amphimixis is the union of a male gamete and a female gamete, amphidiploid is having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent, amphisome is an autophagic vacuole formed by fusion of an autophagosome and an endosome.
* Surrounding, around, encircling.
    amphicribral is when the phloem surrounds the xylem, amphigynous refers to when the oogonial stalk is surrounded, amphiphyte is when a plant grows on the surrounding edges of a wetland.
* Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.
    amphiarthrosis is intermediate between synarthrosis and diarthrosis, amphilogy is ambiguous speech, amphigamous is having no distinct sexual organs
* Happening in two stages.
    amphibiotic is when organisms live in water while young then on land as adults, amphidromous are when fish travel between fresh and salt water.

#### Derived terms

* amphiaster
* amphiatlantic
* amphiberingian
* amphiblastula
* amphiboreal
* amphicoelous
* amphicontinental
* amphicoronate
* amphicrania
* amphidelphic
* amphidisc
* amphidynamic
* amphiequatorial
* amphikinetic
* amphipathic
* amphiphilic
* amphiplatyan
* amphistomatic
* amphistomatous
* amphistomous
* amphitelic
* amphitrichous
* amphitropical
* amphitropism
* amphitype
* amphichiral
* amphichromatic
* amphicrine
* amphidextrous
* amphifunctional
* amphigonous
* amphihaline
* amphikinesis
* amphinucleolus
* amphioceanic
* amphipath
* amphipathic
* amphiphile
* amphiphilic
* amphiphobic
* amphiploid
* amphiprotic
* amphithallic
* amphitrophic
* amphitropic
* amphivorous
* amphixenosis
* amphizoic
* amphidiploid
* amphidiploidization
* amphigony
* amphihaploid
* amphimixis
* amphiploid
* amphisome
* amphitriploid
* amphicribral
* amphidetic
* amphidromic
* amphidromy
* amphigynous
* amphiphloic
* amphiphyte
* amphivasal
* amphiarthrodial
* amphiarthrosis
* amphibolite
* amphigamous
* amphilogy
* amphibiotic
* amphidromous

#### Translations
## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís).

### Prefix

amphi-
* amphi-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “amphi-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.