Greek 'food of the immortals,' from 'a-' (not) + 'mbrotos' (mortal) — sharing its death-root with 'murder' and 'mortal.'
The food of the gods in Greek mythology; something delightfully pleasing to taste or smell.
From Latin 'ambrosia,' from Greek 'ambrosia' meaning 'food of the gods, elixir of immortality,' from 'ambrotos' (immortal), from 'a-' (not) + 'mbrotos' (mortal), from PIE *mr̥tos (mortal, death). The same PIE root that gives us 'mortal' and 'murder' also gives us 'ambrosia' — the divine food is literally 'the not-death substance.' Key roots: ambr (Greek: "From Latin 'ambrosia,' from Greek 'ambro").
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