English

ambilateral

From ambi- + lateral.

A compound of ambi- + lateral

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on, onto’

Proto-Italic *amβō

Latin ambo ‘both’

English ambi-

Latin latus ‘the side or flank’

Latin laterālis ‘belonging to the side’

Today it means

adj Affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ambilateral