Where does “embassage” come from?
embassage (English) comes from English ambassade, from French ambassade, from Middle French ambassade, from Old French ambassade, from Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambaissada, from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia — to drive.
embassage (English): An embassy; Message; errand
Definitions
- An embassy; Message; errand
Ancestry of “embassage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambassade | The mission of an ambassador; An embassy |
| 2 | French | ambassade | an embassy, diplomatic representation in a... |
| 3 | Middle French | ambassade | embassy |
| 4 | Old French | ambassade | — |
| 5 | Italian | ambasciata | embassy; errand |
| 6 | Old Occitan | ambaissada | embassy |
| 7 | Old Occitan | ambaissa | service, mission, errand; message |
| 8 | Latin | ambactia | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 11 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |