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Where does “partial false friend” come from?

partial false friend (English) comes from English false friend, from French faux-ami, from French ami, from Middle French amy, from Old French ami, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus — to be bright; sky, heaven.

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Ancestry of “partial false friend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfalse friendA word in a language that bears a deceptive...
2Frenchfaux-amiFaux ami, false friend
3Frenchamifriend; male friend
4Middle Frenchamyfriend
5Old Frenchamifriend
6Latinamīcus—
7Latinamō—
8LatinDeusGod
9Latindẹ̄vos—
10Old Latindeivosgod, deity
11Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
12Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
13Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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