'ambuscade' originates from Middle French, specifically the word 'embuscade', where 'em-' meant 'in' and 'buscade' meant 'ambush'.

'embuscade' transformed into the English word 'ambuscade', and eventually became the modern English word 'ambuscados' as a plural form.

Initially, it meant 'a place of ambush', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a group of people lying in ambush'.