Where does “amaĵo” come from?

amaĵo (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.

amaĵo (Esperanto): love affair

Definitions

  1. love affair

Ancestry of “amaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamito love
2Frenchaimerto love; to like
3Latinamōto love
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →