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
- The state or quality of being amicable
Ancestry of “amicableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | amicable | Showing friendliness or goodwill |
| 2 | Late Latin | amicabilis | friendly; friendly, capable of being friendly |
| 3 | Latin | amīcus | — |
| 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 |