Where does “ambrosia” come from?

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

ambrosia (Classical Latin): The food of the gods; ambrosia; The unguent of...

Definitions

  1. The food of the gods; ambrosia; The unguent of...

Ancestry of “ambrosia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμβροσίαambrosia
2Ancient Greekἄμβροτοςimmortal, divine; belonging to the gods
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós →