Where does “enmity” come from?
enmity (English) comes from Middle English enemyte, from Old French enemisté, from Vulgar Latin inimicitas, from Latin inimīcitia, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus — to be bright; sky, heaven.
enmity (English): The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition
Definitions
- The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition
Ancestry of “enmity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | enemyte | A feeling of enmity or hostility |
| 2 | Old French | enemisté | enmity |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | inimicitas | — |
| 4 | Latin | inimīcitia | Enmity, hostility, ill will |
| 5 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 6 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 7 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 8 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 9 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |