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Where does “Aminda” come from?

Aminda (English) comes from Esperanto aminda, from Esperanto ami, from French aimer, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Aminda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamindaworthy of love, lovable; kind, dear, sweet
2Esperantoamito love
3Frenchaimerto love; to like
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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