Where does “ambiciosament” come from?
ambiciosament (Catalan) comes from Catalan ambiciós, from Latin ambitiosus, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
ambiciosament (Catalan): ambitiously
Definitions
- ambitiously
Ancestry of “ambiciosament”, step by step
ambiciosament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan ambiciós
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ambiciós | ambitious |
| 2 | Latin | ambitiosus | ambitious; winding, twisting; splendid,... |
| 3 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 4 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 5 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 6 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |