ἀμφίσβαινα
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- a kind of serpent which can go backwards or forwards
- veins which run between the breast and generative organs
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μφῐ́ς (on both sides) + Ancient Greek βαίνω (go, I go, step, move, mount, walk, come).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βαίνω
Gloss
go, I go, step, move, mount, walk, come
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
歩
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amphisbaena English
- amphisbaena Latin
- anfisbena Spanish, Castilian
- βάδην Ancient Greek
- βάθρον Ancient Greek
- βάσις Ancient Greek
- βαίνω Ancient Greek
- εἰσβαίνω Ancient Greek
- καταβαίνω Ancient Greek
- κτηνοβάτης Ancient Greek
- στυλοβάτης Ancient Greek
- συμβαίνω Ancient Greek
- ἀκροβάτης Ancient Greek
- ἀναβαίνω Ancient Greek
- ἀποβαίνω Ancient Greek
- ἐπιβαίνω Ancient Greek
- ᾰ̓μφῐ́ς Ancient Greek
- βαίνω Greek (modern)
- ἀναβαθμίς grc-koi
- *gʷəňňō Proto-Hellenic