Where does “ambitioniert” come from?
ambitioniert (German) comes from German Ambition, from French ambition, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
ambitioniert (German): ambitious
Definitions
- ambitious
Ancestry of “ambitioniert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ambition | ambition for some particular achievement |
| 2 | French | ambition | ambition |
| 3 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 4 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 5 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 6 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |