Where does “nonenmity” come from?
nonenmity (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.
nonenmity (English): A lack of enmity
Definitions
- A lack of enmity
Ancestry of “nonenmity”, step by step
nonenmity 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 |