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ambulo

Pronunciation: [ˈam.bʊ.ɫoː]

“ambulo” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to traverse, travel
  2. to walk

Etymology

From ambi- + *alō (“to wander”), from Proto-Italic *alō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- (“to wander”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄλη (álē, “wandering”), ἀλύω (alúō, “to wander in mind, to roam”), Umbrian amboltu, Latvian aluôt (“to roam”). See alucinor, as well as perhaps alacer.

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