Where does “ἀμβροσία” come from?

ἀμβροσία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ἀμβροσία (Ancient Greek): ambrosia

Definitions

  1. ambrosia

Ancestry of “ἀμβροσία”, step by step

ἀμβροσία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄμβροτοςimmortal, divine; belonging to the gods
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μβροτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓́μβροτοςimmortal, divine

Words derived from “ἀμβροσία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós →