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Where does “ambassade” come from?

ambassade (Norman) comes from French ambassade, 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 — to drive.

ambassade (Norman): embassy

Definitions

  1. embassy

Ancestry of “ambassade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchambassadean embassy, diplomatic representation in a...
2Middle Frenchambassadeembassy
3Old Frenchambassade—
4Italianambasciataembassy; errand
5Old Occitanambaissadaembassy
6Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
7Latinambactia—
8Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
9Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
10Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
11Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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