Where does “amity” come from?
Amity comes from Old French amitié, from Old French amistié, derived from Latin -icus and Latin -tas suffixes forming abstract nouns from Proto-Indo-European -kos and -tós.
amity (English): Friendship. The cooperative and supportive...
Definitions
- Friendship. The cooperative and supportive...
Ancestry of “amity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | amite | ablative singular of ames |
| 2 | Latin | ames | a pole; a fork for spreading nets; second-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂em- | to grasp-; to hold on to; love |