Where does “ambsace” come from?

ambsace (English) comes from Old French ambes as, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ambsace (English): Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of...

Definitions

  1. Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of...

Ancestry of “ambsace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchambes asambsace
2Latinambōboth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →