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Where does “ambitioned” come from?

ambitioned (English) comes from English ambition, from Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

ambitioned (English): Having ambition

Definitions

  1. Having ambition

Ancestry of “ambitioned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishambitionEager or inordinate desire for some object that...
2Middle Englishambicioun—
3Old Frenchambition—
4LatinambitioA going around or about; that which surrounds; A...
5Latinambiō—
6Latinambi-ambi-
7Latinambō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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