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Where does “embahada” come from?

embahada (Tagalog) comes 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, from Gaulish ambaxtos — to drive.

embahada (Tagalog): embassy

Definitions

  1. embassy

Ancestry of “embahada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishembajadaembassy
2Old Spanishembaxada—
3Old Occitanambaissadaembassy
4Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
5Latinambactia—
6Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
7Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
8Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
9Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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