Where does “ambaissa” come from?

ambaissa (Old Occitan) comes 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.

ambaissa (Old Occitan): service, mission, errand; message

Definitions

  1. service, mission, errand; message

Ancestry of “ambaissa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ambaissa”

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