ambulance etymology

French word ambulance comes from French -ance (-ance (suffix used to form nouns).), French ambulant (Walking, strolling.), Latin ambulantia

Detailed word origin of ambulance

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ance French (fra) -ance (suffix used to form nouns).
ambulant French (fra) Walking, strolling.
ambulantia Latin (lat)
ambulance French (fra) Ambulance.

Words with the same origin as ambulance

Descendants of -ance
alliance ambiance assurance attirance bienveillance convenance délivrance désobéissance endurance espérance financer indépendance insistance maintenance nuance reconnaissance renaissance ressemblance souffrance surveillance séance vengeance vigilance échéance