Where does “nonambition” come from?
nonambition (English) comes from English ambition, from Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
nonambition (English): Absence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious
Definitions
- Absence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious
Ancestry of “nonambition”, step by step
nonambition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ambition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambition | Eager or inordinate desire for some object that... |
| 2 | Middle English | ambicioun | Excessive ambition |
| 3 | Old French | ambition | — |
| 4 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 5 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 6 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 7 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |