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Where does “amical” come from?

amical (English) comes from Middle French amical, from Latin amicalis, 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.

amical (English): Friendly, amicable

Definitions

  1. Friendly, amicable

Ancestry of “amical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchamical—
2Latinamicalisfriendly
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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