English
amphid
Amphid comes from Ancient Greek ἀμφιδέα ‘anything that binds or is bound around’, and goes back to ἀμφιδέω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμφιδέω‘to bind around’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀμφιδέαamphidéa‘anything that binds or is bound around’
- Englishtodayamphid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμφιδέω‘to bind around’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀμφιδέαamphidéa‘anything that binds or is bound around’
- Englishtodayamphid
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀμφιδέω
Today it means
noun One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀμφιδέω / amphid