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Where does “ambaxtos” come from?

ambaxtos (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ambaxtos (Gaulish): vassal, high-ranking servant

Definitions

  1. vassal, high-ranking servant

Ancestry of “ambaxtos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ambaxtos”

  • amt
  • ambassade
  • ambasiator
  • ambactus
  • exembajador
  • embajador
  • embajada
  • ambasciata
  • ambasceria
  • ябеда
  • ambassade
  • ehrenamtlich
  • Ehrenamt
  • Amtsdeutsch
  • der Amtsschimmel wiehert
  • Amtsschimmel
  • Zollkriminalamt
  • Beamteter
  • amtsmüde
  • Finanzamt
  • Ordnungsamt
  • Amt
  • Standesamt
  • standesamtlich
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