Where does “Amy” come from?

Amy comes from Old French Amee, a feminine form derived from the past participle of Old French amer, meaning "to love."

Ancestry of “Amy”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	Amee	—
2	Latin	amāta	—
3	Latin	amātus	—
4	Latin	amō	—
5	Latin	Deus	God
6	Latin	dẹ̄vos	—
7	Old Latin	deivos	god, deity
8	Proto-Italic	deiwos	god, deity
9	Proto-Indo-European	deywós	god
10	Proto-Indo-European	dyew-	to be bright; sky, heaven

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