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Where does “amitié” come from?

amitié (French) comes from Old French amistiet, from Latin amīcitātem, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amitié (French): friendship, amity

Definitions

  1. friendship, amity

Ancestry of “amitié”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchamistiet—
2Latinamīcitātem—
3Latinamīcus—
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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