ambasade

Indonesian

/ambaˈsadə/

noun
Definitions
  • embassy, the official residence of such an embassy, or of an ambassador.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish ambassade derived from French ambassade derived from Middle French ambassade derived from ambasciata derived from Old Occitan ambaissada (embassy) derived from Latin ambactia derived from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (service, office, ministry) derived from Gaulish ambaxtos (vassal, dependant, one who is sent around, high-ranking servant) derived from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (servant) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- (drive around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ-

Gloss

drive around

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