Etymology of the French word ambulance
the French word
ambulancederived from the French word
ambulantderived from the Latin word
ambulansderived from the Latin word
ambulare (walk, take a walk, go on foot)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ambhiderived from the French word
hôpital ambulantderived from the Latin word
ambulansderived from the Latin word
ambulare (walk, take a walk, go on foot)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ambhiusing the French suffix
-anceDate
The earliest known usage of ambulance in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
ambulancierDerivations in other languages
English
ambulance, Romanian
ambulanţă
