Where does “ambitissimo” come from?
ambitissimo (Italian) comes from Italian ambito, from Latin ambitus, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
Ancestry of “ambitissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ambito | past participle of ambire; desirable, sought... |
| 2 | Latin | ambitus | skirted; encircled, surrounded; campaigned,... |
| 3 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 4 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 5 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |