Italian

Verb

ambio

1. first-person singular present indicative of ambiare

Anagrams

• bioma

Latin

Alternative forms

• ambeō

Etymology

From ambi- ‎(“around”) +‎ eō ‎(“go”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bi.oː/

Verb

ambiō ‎(present infinitive ambīre, perfect active ambīvī, supine ambītum); fourth conjugation

1. I round, go round, pass around, skirt
2. I surround, encircle
3. I solicit for votes, campaign, canvass
4. I strive to get something from somebody, seek, strive for

Inflection

Derived terms

• ambiēns
• ambitor
• ambītus
• circumambiō

Related terms

• ambulō

Descendants

Possibly through a Vulgar Latin frequentative *ambitāre:

References

• ambio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ambio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• AMBIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ambio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to solicit the vote or favour of some one: ambire aliquem (always with Acc. of person)