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Where does “enemic” come from?

enemic (Catalan) comes from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

enemic (Catalan): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “enemic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininimīcus—
2Latinamīcus—
3Latinamō—
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →