Etymology of the French word ambiance
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-Date
The earliest known usage of ambiance in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
ambiophonieDerivations in other languages
English
ambience, English
ambiance, Romanian
ambianţăCognates
Dutch
ambiance, English
ambient, German
Ambiente
