Where does “ambasada” come from?
ambasada (Kashubian) comes from Polish ambasada, from French ambassade, from Middle French ambassade, from Old French ambassade, from Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambaissada, from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia — to drive.
ambasada (Kashubian): embassy
Definitions
- embassy
Ancestry of “ambasada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ambasada | embassy |
| 2 | French | ambassade | an embassy, diplomatic representation in a... |
| 3 | Middle French | ambassade | embassy |
| 4 | Old French | ambassade | — |
| 5 | Italian | ambasciata | embassy; errand |
| 6 | Old Occitan | ambaissada | embassy |
| 7 | Old Occitan | ambaissa | service, mission, errand; message |
| 8 | Latin | ambactia | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 11 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |