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Where does “ambrosiano” come from?

ambrosiano (Italian) comes from Latin ambrosiānus, from Latin ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος, from Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ambrosiano (Italian): Ambrosian; Milanese, relating to Milan; Native of...

Definitions

  1. Ambrosian; Milanese, relating to Milan; Native of...

Ancestry of “ambrosiano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinambrosiānus—
2LatinambrosiusAmbrosial, divine, immortal
3Ancient Greekἀμβρόσιοςimmortal, divine
4Ancient Greekἄμβροτοςimmortal, divine; belonging to the gods
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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