Where does “unamiability” come from?
unamiability (English) comes from English amiability, from English amiable, from Middle English amyable, from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amicabilis, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus — to be bright; sky, heaven.
unamiability (English): The quality of being unamiable
Definitions
- The quality of being unamiable
Ancestry of “unamiability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | amiability | Friendliness, "especially" easy approachability... |
| 2 | English | amiable | Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; Of a pleasant... |
| 3 | Middle English | amyable | likable; amiable |
| 4 | Old French | amiable | likable; amiable |
| 5 | Late Latin | amicabilis | friendly; friendly, capable of being friendly |
| 6 | Latin | amīcus | — |
| 7 | Latin | amō | — |
| 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 |