'amoebous' originates from the Greek word 'amoibē,' meaning 'change' or 'exchange,' combined with the suffix '-ous,' indicating 'full of' or 'having the nature of.'

'amoibē' transformed into the New Latin word 'amoeba,' and eventually became the modern English word 'amoebous' to describe something resembling an amoeba.

Initially, it meant 'change' or 'exchange,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'resembling an amoeba.'