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ambitio.

ambition; desire for/currying favor/popularity, flattery; vote canvassing; pomp;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[amˈbɪ.ti.oː]Classical-Latin[amˈbit.t͡si.o]
  1. A going around or about; that which surrounds.

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  2. A desire for one's favor or good will; excessive desire to please, flattery, adulation.

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  3. A desire for honor, popularity, power or display; ambition; vanity.

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  4. Partiality, favouritism.

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  5. A great exertion.

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  6. The going about of candidates for office in Rome, and the soliciting of citizens for their vote; candidature; canvassing.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Italic *ejō Proto-Italic *eō Latin eō Latin ambiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ambitiō From ambiō (“go around”) + -tiō. Compare ambitus.

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