Etymology of the French word ambassadeur
the Old French word
ambassadeurderived from the Medieval Latin word
ambactiaderived from the Latin word
ambactus (vassal, dependent; retainer)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-Date
The earliest known usage of ambassadeur in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
ambassadorialDerivations in other languages
English
ambassador, Romanian
ambasadorCognates
English
ambassador, Lithuanian
ambasadorius, Polish
ambasador, Portuguese
embaixador, Spanish
embaxadorUsage
Word found in Old French
