Where does “ami” come from?

ami (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ami (Esperanto): to love

Definitions

  1. to love

Ancestry of “ami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaimerto love; to like
2Latinamōto love
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “ami

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-
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