Where does “ambrar” come from?

ambrar (Portuguese) comes from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ambrar (Portuguese): to sway one's hips

Definitions

  1. to sway one's hips

Ancestry of “ambrar”, step by step

ambrar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ambulō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinambulōto traverse, travel
2Latinambi-around, about
3Latinambōboth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Portuguese ambrear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseambrear—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →