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Where does “ambisyoso” come from?

ambisyoso (Cebuano) comes from Spanish ambicioso, 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.

ambisyoso (Cebuano): ambitious; an ambitious person

Definitions

  1. ambitious; an ambitious person

Ancestry of “ambisyoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishambiciosoambitious
2Latinambitiosusambitious; winding, twisting; splendid,...
3LatinambitioA going around or about; that which surrounds; A...
4Latinambiō—
5Latinambi-ambi-
6Latinambō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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