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Where does “ambrosius” come from?

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

ambrosius (Latin): Ambrosial, divine, immortal

Definitions

  1. Ambrosial, divine, immortal

Ancestry of “ambrosius”, step by step

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