Where does “ambitionist” come from?
ambitionist (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.
ambitionist (English): One who is excessively ambitious
Definitions
- One who is excessively ambitious
Ancestry of “ambitionist”, step by step
ambitionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ambition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambition | Eager or inordinate desire for some object that... |
| 2 | Middle English | ambicioun | Excessive ambition |
| 3 | Old French | ambition | — |
| 4 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 5 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 6 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 7 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |