Where does “exembajadora” come from?
exembajadora (Spanish) comes from Spanish embajador, from Spanish embajada, from Old Spanish embaxada, from Old Occitan ambaissada, from Old Occitan ambaissa, from Latin ambactia, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz — to drive.
Ancestry of “exembajadora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | embajador | ambassador |
| 2 | Spanish | embajada | embassy |
| 3 | Old Spanish | embaxada | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | ambaissada | embassy |
| 5 | Old Occitan | ambaissa | service, mission, errand; message |
| 6 | Latin | ambactia | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 9 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |