Where does “enemigo” come from?
enemigo (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish enemigo, from Old Spanish enemigo, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “enemigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | enemigo | adverse, hostile; foe, enemy |
| 2 | Old Spanish | enemigo | fiend; foe; enemy |
| 3 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 4 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |