Where does “ambrosia” come from?

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

ambrosia (Italian): ambrosia; honeydew

Definitions

  1. ambrosia; honeydew

Ancestry of “ambrosia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinambrosiaThe food of the gods; ambrosia; The unguent of...
2Ancient Greekἀμβροσίαambrosia
3Ancient Greekἄμβροτοςimmortal, divine; belonging to the gods
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós →