Where does “ameto” come from?
ameto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ameti, 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.
ameto (Esperanto): fondness, liking, care; brief affair, fling
Definitions
- fondness, liking, care; brief affair, fling
Ancestry of “ameto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ameti | to love a little, to like, be fond of |
| 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 |