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Where does “ambo” come from?

ambo (English) comes from English ambulance, from French ambulance, from French ambulant, from Latin ambulans, from Latin -ns, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

ambo (English): A raised platform in an early Christian church,...

Definitions

  1. A raised platform in an early Christian church,...

Ancestry of “ambo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishambulanceAn emergency vehicle designed for transporting...
2Frenchambulanceambulance
3Frenchambulantwalking, strolling; present participle of ambuler
4Latinambulanstraversing, traveling; walking
5Latin-ns-ing; ending of the present active participle
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “ambo”

  • ambos
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