Where does “ambassade” come from?
ambassade (Middle French) comes from Old French ambassade, 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 — to drive.
ambassade (Middle French): embassy
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