English
ambulism
Ambulism comes from Latin ambulō ‘to walk’, from *alō ‘to wander’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂elh₂-‘to wander’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame form‘to wander’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambulō‘to walk’
- Englishearliest quotation 1916ambulism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂elh₂-‘to wander’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame form‘to wander’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambulō‘to walk’
- Englishearliest quotation 1916ambulism
Earliest quotation: 1916, Carl Gustav Jung, Constance Ellen Long: “These, apart from nocturnal ambulism, are the simplest conditions…”
Formed from -ism
Linked words
through Latin *alō ‘to wander’
through Latin ambulō ‘to walk’
Today it means
noun A disorder involving walking.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- / ambulism