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Where does “ambassadrice” come from?

ambassadrice (Dutch) comes from French ambassadrice, from 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.

ambassadrice (Dutch): An ambassadress, female ambassador

Definitions

  1. An ambassadress, female ambassador

Ancestry of “ambassadrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchambassadriceambassadress, female ambassador; wife of an...
2Frenchambassadeurambassador
3Old Frenchambassadeurambassador
4Old Italianambassatore—
5Old Occitanambaisadorambassador
6Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
7Latinambactia—
8Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
9Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
10Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
11Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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