Etymograph

English

amplexion

Amplexion comes from Latin amplexiō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamplexiō
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amplexion
  3. Englishtodayamplexion

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamplexiō
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amplexion
  3. Englishtodayamplexion

Equivalent to amplex + -ion

Latin amplexor ‘to embrace, encircle, clasp, cling to’

English amplex

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / Latin amplexiō / amplexion