Ambrosia
/æmˈbroʊ.ʒə/noun
In Greek myth, the food or drink of the gods; by extension, something especially delicious or fragrant.
Did you know?In ancient Greek myth, ambrosia and nectar were the divine foods that preserved the gods’ immortality, so the word carried a literal aura of sacred, life-defying power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*n̥-mr̥tós
“not mortal, deathless”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀμβροσία (ambrosía)
“food or drink of the gods; immortality”
Late Antiquity
Greek
ἀμβροσία
“a divine or heavenly substance, especially in religious and poetic usage”
Latin
Latin
ambrosia
“ambrosia; the divine food of the gods”
Middle English
English
ambrosie
“the food of the gods; something exquisitely delightful”
Modern English
English
ambrosia
“something delicious or fragrant; in myth, the food of the gods”
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