Where does “ambaisador” come from?

ambaisador (Old Occitan) comes from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ambaisador (Old Occitan): ambassador

Definitions

  1. ambassador

Ancestry of “ambaisador”, step by step

ambaisador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan ambaissa

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

via Latin ambasiator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinambasiatorambassador
2Gothic𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹service, ministry

Words derived from “ambaisador”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →