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Where does “amiki” come from?

amiki (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amiko, from Latin amīcus, 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.

amiki (Esperanto): to be on friendly terms, be friends

Definitions

  1. to be on friendly terms, be friends

Ancestry of “amiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamikofriend
2Latinamīcus—
3Latinamō—
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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