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Where does “amicableness” come from?

amicableness (English) comes from English amicable, from Late Latin amicabilis, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amicableness (English): The state or quality of being amicable

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being amicable

Ancestry of “amicableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamicableShowing friendliness or goodwill
2Late Latinamicabilisfriendly; friendly, capable of being friendly
3Latinamīcus—
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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