Where does “ameti” come from?
ameti (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.
ameti (Esperanto): to love a little, to like, be fond of
Definitions
- to love a little, to like, be fond of
Ancestry of “ameti”, step by step
ameti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ami
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ami | to love |
| 2 | French | aimer | to love; to like |
| 3 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 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 |
via Sranan Tongo meti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | meti | meat, flesh; animal; concubine |
| 2 | English | meat | The flesh of an animal used as food; A type of... |
| 3 | Middle English | mete | Food, nourishment or comestibles; that which is... |
| 4 | Middle English | bake mete | Any kind of cooked food which has a pastry... |
| 5 | Middle English | baken | To bake; to cook in an oven; usually used of... |
| 6 | Old English | bacan | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
via English Ham
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ham | OS grid ref SX4657 |
| 2 | Middle English | ham | Alternative form of hem; Alternative form of hom;... |
| 3 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |