amphi-
US/ˈæm.fi/
amphi- prefix: located on the opposite side of, or referring to two distinct sides or ends of a region or object.
Prefix
amphi-
- Located on the opposite side of, or referring to two distinct sides or ends of a region or object.
- amphicontinental
- amphitropical
- Either, both; having two distinct properties and able to function as either.
- amphinucleolus
- amphiphobic
- Merging two forms, and/or the fusion or inheritance that results from the combination.
- amphimixis
- amphidiploid
- Surrounding, around, encircling.
- amphicribral
- amphigynous
- Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.
- amphiarthrosis
- amphilogy
- Happening in two stages.
- amphibiotic
- amphidromous
Origin of amphi-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”), possibly from *h₂énts, from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead; front”) + *-s. Doublet of ambi-.
Words formed from amphi-
- amphiaster
- amphiatlantic
- amphiberingian
- amphiblastula
- amphiboreal
- amphicoelous
- amphicontinental
- amphicoronate
- amphicrania
- amphidelphic
- amphidisc
- amphidynamic
- amphiequatorial
- amphikinetic
- amphipathic
- amphiphilic
- amphiplatyan
- amphistomatic
- amphistomatous
- amphistomous
- amphitelic
- amphitrichous
- amphitropical
- amphitropism
- amphitype
- amphichiral
- amphichromatic
- amphicrine
- amphidextrous
- amphifunctional
- amphigonous
- amphihaline
- amphikinesis
- amphinucleolus
- amphioceanic
- amphipath
- amphiphile
- amphiphobic
- amphiploid
- amphiprotic
- amphithallic
- amphitrophic
- amphitropic
- amphivorous
- amphixenosis
- amphizoic
- amphidiploid
- amphidiploidization
- amphigony
- amphihaploid
- amphimixis
- amphisome
- amphitriploid
- amphibiotic
- amphidromous
- amphicribral
- amphidetic
- amphidromic
- amphidromy
- amphigynous
Questions about amphi-
- What does amphi- mean?
- Amphi- means located on the opposite side of, or referring to two distinct sides or ends of a region or object.
- What part of speech is amphi-?
- Amphi- is a prefix.
- How do you pronounce amphi-?
- Amphi- is pronounced /ˈæm.fi/ (US).
Words near amphi- in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: amphi- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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