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Where does “ambassee” come from?

ambassee (Middle French) comes from Old French ambascee, from Old 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.

ambassee (Middle French): mission, embassy

Definitions

  1. mission, embassy

Ancestry of “ambassee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchambascee—
2Old Italianambasciata—
3Old Occitanambaissadaembassy
4Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
5Latinambactia—
6Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
7Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
8Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
9Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ambassee”

  • embassy
  • ambassy
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