Where does “ambrosia” come from?

Ambrosia derives from Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία, formed from ἄμβροτος "immortal" (negation ἀ- plus a root from Proto-Indo-European ne "not" and sem- "one").

ambrosia (English): The food of the gods, thought to confer...

Definitions

  1. The food of the gods, thought to confer...

Ancestry of “ambrosia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinambrosiaThe food of the gods; ambrosia; The unguent of...
2Ancient Greekἀμβροσίαambrosia
3Ancient Greekἄμβροτοςimmortal, divine; belonging to the gods
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ambrosia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós →