English
ambix
Ambix comes from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ ‘cup, cap of a still’, and goes back to ἄμβων ‘crest of a hill’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄμβωνámbōn‘crest of a hill’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄμβιξámbix‘cup, cap of a still’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012ambix
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄμβωνámbōn‘crest of a hill’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄμβιξámbix‘cup, cap of a still’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012ambix
Earliest quotation: 2012, Bernard X Bovasso, Jung: “The vapor condensed in the ambix, which was cooled…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἄμβων ‘crest of a hill’
Today it means
noun Synonym of alembic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄμβων / ambix