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Where does “ambaxxata” come from?

ambaxxata (Maltese) comes from Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambaissada, from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos — to drive.

ambaxxata (Maltese): embassy

Definitions

  1. embassy

Ancestry of “ambaxxata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianambasciataembassy; errand
2Old Occitanambaissadaembassy
3Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
4Latinambactia—
5Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
6Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
7Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
8Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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