antapi

Grammatical information: pron.

Meaning: `both' (Il.)

Other forms: later replaced by ἀμφότερος

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [34]

Etymology: Identical witf Lat. ambō; same anlaut in Toch. A āmpi (B antapi, ānpi). Other languages have forms without nasal: Skt. ubháu, Av. uva; OCS oba, Lith. abù. Germanic has no initial vowel, Goth. bai. There is no overall explanation for the forms. - Connection with ἀμφί seems clear; Toch. antapi `both' \< * h₂ent-bho- (?) seems to give new evidence. - On ἀμφίας s.v.

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Grammatical information: adv., prep.

Meaning: `around, on both sides' (Il.).

Other forms: adv. (prep.) ἀμφίς

Dialectal forms: Myc. api e.g. in apiqoroi dat. pl. \/ amphikʷolos\/ `servant'. In PN e.g. apia₂ro \/ Amphihalos\/.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [34] * h₂mbʰi `on both sides, around'

Etymology: Old adverb (PIE * h₂mbʰi), cf. Lat. amb(i)-, am-, an-, Alb. mbi `at', W. ambi-, OIr. imb- `around'; OHG umbi, Skt. abhí, Av. aibi, aiwi `on both sides'. - Through dissimilation ἀμπ- in ἀμπ-έχω etc. - On Toch. B antapi cf. ἄμφω.

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