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Where does “ambassadrice” come from?

ambassadrice (French) comes from French ambassadeur, from Old French ambassadeur, from Old Italian ambassatore, from Old Occitan ambaisador, from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz — to drive.

ambassadrice (French): ambassadress, female ambassador; wife of an...

Definitions

  1. ambassadress, female ambassador; wife of an...

Ancestry of “ambassadrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchambassadeurambassador
2Old Frenchambassadeurambassador
3Old Italianambassatore—
4Old Occitanambaisadorambassador
5Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
6Latinambactia—
7Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
8Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
9Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
10Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ambassadrice”

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