Where does “ambush” come from?
Ambush comes from Old French enbuscier, formed from Old French en- and Latin in-, from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.
ambush (English): The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait...
Definitions
- The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait...
Ancestry of “ambush”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | enbuschen | — |
| 2 | Old French | enbuscier | to ambush |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ambush”