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Where does “ama” come from?

ama (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ami, from French aimer, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ama (Esperanto): loving, with love, relating to or characterized...

Definitions

  1. loving, with love, relating to or characterized...

Ancestry of “ama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamito love
2Frenchaimerto love; to like
3Latinamō—
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “ama”

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