Where does “ambroisie” come from?
ambroisie (French) comes from Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία, from Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
ambroisie (French): ambrosia; ambrosia, a food with a delicious...
Definitions
- ambrosia; ambrosia, a food with a delicious...
Ancestry of “ambroisie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ambrosia | The food of the gods; ambrosia; The unguent of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀμβροσία | inflection of ἀμβρόσιος :
## feminine... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄμβροτος | immortal, divine; belonging to the gods |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥mr̥tós | immortal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |