English
ambitus
Ambitus comes from Latin ambitus ‘circuit, ostentation’, from ambiō ‘to round, go round, pass around, skirt’, 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‘to round, go round, pass around, skirt’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambitus‘circuit, ostentation’
- Englishtodaysame form
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‘to round, go round, pass around, skirt’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambitus‘circuit, ostentation’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti ‘to go, to be going’
ion, cation, isthmus, anionic, 21 more
through Proto-Italic *eō ‘to go’
initiative, initiate, initiation, initiator, 6 more
through Latin eō
issue, initial, transition, exit, trance, transient, eyre, obituary, sedition, transitive, transitory, praetorian, praetor, seditious, obit, 26 more
through Latin ambiō ‘to round, go round, pass around, skirt’
Today it means
noun The range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- / ambitus