Where does “Ames” come from?

Ames (English) comes from English Amy, from Old French Amee, from Latin amāta, from Latin amātus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Ames”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmy—
2Old FrenchAmee—
3Latinamāta—
4Latinamātusloved; having been loved
5Latinamōto love
6LatinDeusGod
7Latindẹ̄vos—
8Old Latindeivosgod, deity
9Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Ames”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →