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Where does “Amis” come from?

Amis comes from Old French amis, the plural of ami meaning "friend."

Amis (English): Amis people, an ethnic group in Taiwan

Definitions

  1. Amis people, an ethnic group in Taiwan

Ancestry of “Amis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchAmis—
2Latinamīcus—
3Latinamō—
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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