Where does “ambassadeur” come from?
ambassadeur (Old French) comes from Old Italian ambassatore, from Old Occitan ambaisador, from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos — to drive.
ambassadeur (Old French): ambassador
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ambassadeur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Italian | ambassatore | — |
| 2 | Old Occitan | ambaisador | ambassador |
| 3 | Old Occitan | ambaissa | service, mission, errand; message |
| 4 | Latin | ambactia | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 7 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |