Etymograph

English

ambrosin

Ambrosin comes from Latin Ambrosius ‘Ambrose’, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος ‘immortal, divine’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*n̥mr̥tós‘immortal’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ə́mrətos‘immortal, undying’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄμβροτος‘immortal’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀμβρόσιοςambrósios‘immortal, divine’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAmbrosius‘Ambrose’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambrosīnus
  7. Englishtodayambrosin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*n̥mr̥tós‘immortal’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ə́mrətos‘immortal, undying’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄμβροτος‘immortal’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀμβρόσιοςambrósios‘immortal, divine’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAmbrosius‘Ambrose’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambrosīnus
  7. Englishtodayambrosin

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós ‘immortal’

amrita, 3 more

Today it means

noun An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós / ambrosin

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