Where does “ambassadeur” come from?
ambassadeur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ambassadeur, from Middle French ambassadeur, from Old French ambassadeur, from Old Italian ambassatore, from Old Occitan ambaisador, from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją — to drive.
ambassadeur (Dutch): ambassador
Definitions
- ambassador
Ancestry of “ambassadeur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ambassadeur | — |
| 2 | Middle French | ambassadeur | ambassador |
| 3 | Old French | ambassadeur | ambassador |
| 4 | Old Italian | ambassatore | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | ambaisador | ambassador |
| 6 | Old Occitan | ambaissa | service, mission, errand; message |
| 7 | Latin | ambactia | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 10 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |