English
amphicontinental
From amphi- + continental.
A compound of amphi- + continent + -al + continental
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘face’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi
Ancient Greek ἀμφίς
English continent
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘face’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi
Ancient Greek ἀμφίς
English continent
English continental
Today it means
adj On both sides of a continent (but not in the middle)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / amphicontinental