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Where does “ambaxade” come from?

ambaxade (Middle French) comes from Middle French ambassade, 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 — to drive.

ambaxade (Middle French): Alternative form of ambassade

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ambassade

Ancestry of “ambaxade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchambassadeembassy
2Old Frenchambassade—
3Italianambasciataembassy; errand
4Old Occitanambaissadaembassy
5Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
6Latinambactia—
7Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
8Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
9Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
10Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ambaxade”

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