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
- Amis people, an ethnic group in Taiwan
Ancestry of “Amis”, step by step
Amis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French Amis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | Amis | — |
| 2 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 3 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 4 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 5 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Amis amis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Amis | amis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | qamiS | — |