Talk:ambidexterity
Latest comment: 13 years ago by Mglovesfun in topic Etymology
Not sure if this is an actual word but it could mean "having equal dexterity with either hand". Please fill in if real, delete if not. — Hippietrail 22:35, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
21,000 google hits and a clear (if uncommon) derivation analgous to dextrous/dexterity are good enough for me. Amazon turns up two books on the subject (one still in print), and I'm pretty sure I've even read it in print (Pinker, maybe) -dmh 05:32, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Etymology[edit]
I'd doubt this is from ambi- + dexter + -ity, which was just my attempt to format what was already there. Is it from Late Latin? Is it attested in Latin? If so, from what date? Mglovesfun (talk) 16:47, 18 November 2010 (UTC)