English
ambiate
Ambiate comes from Latin ambiō ‘strive for’, from Proto-Italic *eō ‘to go’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-‘to go’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éyti‘to go, to be going’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*eō‘to go’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambiō‘strive for’
- Englishearliest quotation 1649ambiate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-‘to go’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éyti‘to go, to be going’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*eō‘to go’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambiō‘strive for’
- Englishearliest quotation 1649ambiate
Earliest quotation: 1649, Josiah Shute, The Sixteenth Sermon: “'Tis a great piece of the corruption of our…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti ‘to go, to be going’
ion, isthmus, cation, anionic, 19 more
through Proto-Italic *eō ‘to go’
initiative, initiate, initiation, initiator, 4 more
through Latin eō
issue, initial, transition, exit, trance, transient, obituary, eyre, sedition, transitive, transitory, seditious, praetor, obit, 25 more
through Latin ambiō ‘strive for’
Today it means
verb To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- / ambiate