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Where does “ambitionless” come from?

ambitionless (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.

ambitionless (English): Without ambition or motivation

Definitions

  1. Without ambition or motivation

Ancestry of “ambitionless”, 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

Words derived from “ambitionless”

  • ambitionlessness
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