'amebid' originates from the Greek word 'amoibē,' meaning 'change' or 'exchange,' referring to the changing shape of amoebas.

'amoibē' transformed into the Latin word 'amoeba,' and eventually became the modern English word 'amebid.'

Initially, it referred to any changing or exchanging entity, but over time it evolved into its current meaning of a specific type of protozoan.