Where does “ambrosie” come from?

ambrosie (Old English) comes from Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία, from Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ambrosie (Old English): ambrosia

Definitions

  1. ambrosia

Ancestry of “ambrosie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinambrosiaThe food of the gods; ambrosia; The unguent of...
2Ancient Greekἀμβροσίαambrosia
3Ancient Greekἄμβροτοςimmortal, divine; belonging to the gods
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós
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