Etymology

ambrosian

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Today it means: Ambrosial. Full definition →

English ambrosia ← Latin ambrosia ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ămbrosĭ́ā)
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ambrosian · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*mer-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*mr̥tós
  5. Proto-Indo-European*n̥mr̥tós
  6. Proto-Hellenic*ə́mrətos
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́μβροτος (ắmbrotos)
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ămbrosĭ́ā)
  9. Latinambrosia
  10. Englishambrosia
  11. English todayambrosian

From ambrosia + -n.

Ambrosian · adjective, noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromambrosiānus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromambrosien
  3. English todayAmbrosian

From Middle English ambrosien, from Latin ambrosiānus; equivalent to Ambrose + -ian.

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