Where does “archenmity” come from?
archenmity (English) comes from English enmity, from Middle English enemyte, from Old French enemisté, from Vulgar Latin inimicitas, from Latin inimīcitia, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō — to be bright; sky, heaven.
archenmity (English): Supreme enmity; the state of archenemies
Definitions
- Supreme enmity; the state of archenemies
Ancestry of “archenmity”, step by step
archenmity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enmity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enmity | The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition |
| 2 | Middle English | enemyte | A feeling of enmity or hostility |
| 3 | Old French | enemisté | enmity |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | inimicitas | — |
| 5 | Latin | inimīcitia | Enmity, hostility, ill will |
| 6 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 7 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 8 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 9 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 10 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 11 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via English arch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arch | An inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement... |
| 2 | English | architecture | The art and science of designing and managing the... |
| 3 | French | architecture | architecture |
| 4 | Latin | architectūra | architecture |
| 5 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |