Talk:ambilevous
Latest comment: 15 years ago by Doremítzwr in topic Old etymology, as corrected by Atelaes
Removed in this revision; contains in-line references:
“Coined by the Ancient Greek physician Galen of Pergamon,[1] entering English in 1646[2]: from Latin ambilaevus ((deprecated template usage) ambi- + laevus (“left”)),[3] translating Ancient Greek ἀμφαξιστεξοὶ (amphaxistexoì).”
- ^ Page 35 of Left-handedness: Laterality Characteristics and Their Educational Implications (University of London Press, 1957) by Margaret MacDonald Clark: “In describing these cases, Galen (quoted by Orton) coined the word ‘ambilevous’, to imply having two left hands, to exclude the idea of skill connoted by the term ‘ambidextrous’.”
- ^ “ambidextrous” listed in the Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
- ^ Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
- …and some errors. The English word was not coined by Galen of Pergamon. They didn't even have an English language in those days. --EncycloPetey 15:35, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, that was quite ambiguously written. I believe the entry as it præsently stands makes what is meant clear. † ﴾(u):Raifʻhār (t):Doremítzwr﴿ 15:43, 5 September 2008 (UTC)