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