Where does “ambitio” come from?
ambitio (Latin) comes from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
ambitio (Latin): A going around or about; that which surrounds; A...
Definitions
- A going around or about; that which surrounds; A...
Ancestry of “ambitio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 2 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 3 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |