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Where does “ambasadóireacht” come from?

ambasadóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish ambasadóir, from English ambassador, from Middle English ambassadore, from Anglo-Norman ambassadeur, from Old Italian ambassadore, from Old Occitan ambaisador, from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia — to drive.

ambasadóireacht (Irish): ambassadorship

Definitions

  1. ambassadorship

Ancestry of “ambasadóireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishambasadóirambassador
2EnglishambassadorA minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign...
3Middle Englishambassadore—
4Anglo-Normanambassadeurambassador
5Old Italianambassadore—
6Old Occitanambaisadorambassador
7Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
8Latinambactia—
9Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
10Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
11Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
12Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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