amphi- prefix oramph- Etymology: Latin amphi- around, on both sides, from Greek amphi-, amph-, from amphi — more at ambi- 1.: around < amphispermous > 2.: on both sides : of both kinds : both < amphicarpic > < amphivorous > 3.usually amphi-, chemistry, usually italic: having substituents in positions 2 and 6 in two fused 6-membered rings (as in naphthalene)