Where does “amkanto” come from?

amkanto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amo, 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.

amkanto (Esperanto): lovesong

Definitions

  1. lovesong

Ancestry of “amkanto”, step by step

amkanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto amo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamolove
2Esperantoamito love
3Frenchaimerto love; to like
4Latinamōto love
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Esperanto kanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokantosong; singing
2Esperantokantito sing
3Latincantōto enchant, or call forth by charms, chant
4Latincanōto sing, recite, play
5Proto-Italickanōto sing
6Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
7Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →