Etymology of the English word ambience
the English word
ambiencederived from the French word
ambiancederived from the French word
ambiantderived from the Latin word
ambiensderived from the Late Latin word
ambire (go round, visit in rotation, inspect)
derived from the Latin word
ire (to go; go, walk; march)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ei-using the Latin prefix
amb-derived from the French word
ambiencederived from the French word
ambiantderived from the Latin word
ambiensderived from the Late Latin word
ambire (go round, visit in rotation, inspect)
derived from the Latin word
ire (to go; go, walk; march)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ei-using the Latin prefix
amb-Date
The earliest known usage of ambience in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
