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Where does “embahador” come from?

embahador (Tagalog) 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.

embahador (Tagalog): ambassador

Definitions

  1. ambassador

Ancestry of “embahador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishembajadorambassador
2Spanishembajadaembassy
3Old Spanishembaxada—
4Old Occitanambaissadaembassy
5Old Occitanambaissaservice, mission, errand; message
6Latinambactia—
7Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
8Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
9Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
10Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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