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Where does “inamigo” come from?

inamigo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano amigo, from Spanish amigo, from Old Spanish amigo, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

inamigo (Cebuano): in a friendlike manner; in a friendly way

Definitions

  1. in a friendlike manner; in a friendly way

Ancestry of “inamigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoamigoa male friend; an address to a male friend
2Spanishamigofriend; penis
3Old Spanishamigo—
4Latinamīcus—
5Latinamō—
6LatinDeusGod
7Latindẹ̄vos—
8Old Latindeivosgod, deity
9Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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