Where does “aimer” come from?

aimer (French) comes 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.

aimer (French): to love; to like

Definitions

  1. to love; to like

Ancestry of “aimer”, step by step

aimer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin amō

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

via Middle French aymer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaymerto love; to like
2Old Frenchamerto love; to like; bitter
3Latinamārebitterly, spitefully; with bitterness

Words derived from “aimer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-