ambassador

ambassador
ambassador (n.) late 14c., also embassador, from M.Fr. ambassadeur, from O.Fr. embassator, via Provençal or Old Spanish from L. ambactus "a servant, vassal," from Celt. amb(i)actos "a messenger, servant," from PIE *ambhi- "about" (see AMBI- (Cf. ambi-)) + *ag- "drive, lead" (see ACT (Cf. act) (v.)). Cf. EMBASSY (Cf. embassy). Forms in am- and em- were used indiscriminately 17c.-18c.

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