Etymology

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Today it means: To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly. Full definition →

First used 17th–19th c.Latin ambiō ← Proto-Italic *eō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  4. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  5. Latinambi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  8. Proto-Italic*ejō
  9. Proto-Italic*eō
  10. Latineō
  11. Latinambiō
  12. English todayambiate

From Latin ambiō (“strive for”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix).

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th–19th c. To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.