amble
English
/ˈæm.bəl/
noun
Definitions
- An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
- An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French ambler (walk as a horse does) derived from Old Occitan amblar derived from Latin ambulō (walk, I walk, traverse, I go about).
Origin
Latin
ambulō
Gloss
walk, I walk, traverse, I go about
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
歩
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ambulist English
- ambler English
- ambulism English
- ambulomancy English
- ambulophobia English
- *amblō Latin
- abambulo Latin
- adambulo Latin
- ambulatio Latin
- ambulāre Latin
- ambulō Latin
- circumambulo Latin
- coambulo Latin
- deambulo Latin
- funambulus Latin
- inambulo Latin
- obambulo Latin
- perambulo Latin
- praeambulo Latin
- ambler French
- ambulance French
- ambuler French
- ambler Old French
- amblar Old Occitan