Where does “ambitionlessly” come from?
ambitionlessly (English) comes from English ambitionless, from English ambition, from Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō — on, onto.
ambitionlessly (English): Without ambition
Definitions
- Without ambition
Ancestry of “ambitionlessly”, step by step
ambitionlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ambitionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambitionless | Without ambition or motivation |
| 2 | English | ambition | Eager or inordinate desire for some object that... |
| 3 | Middle English | ambicioun | Excessive ambition |
| 4 | Old French | ambition | — |
| 5 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 6 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 7 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 8 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |