Where does “aman” come from?
aman (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ama, from Esperanto ami, from French aimer, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
aman (Esperanto): accusative singular of ama
Definitions
- accusative singular of ama
Ancestry of “aman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ama | loving, with love, relating to or characterized... |
| 2 | Esperanto | ami | to love |
| 3 | French | aimer | to love; to like |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |