Where does “αμβροσία” come from?

αμβροσία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία, from Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

αμβροσία (Greek): ambrosia; an especially delicious food

Definitions

  1. ambrosia; an especially delicious food

Ancestry of “αμβροσία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμβροσίαambrosia
2Ancient Greekἄμβροτοςimmortal, divine; belonging to the gods
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós →