Where does “faux-ami” come from?
faux-ami (French) comes from French ami, from Middle French amy, from Old French ami, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
faux-ami (French): Faux ami, false friend
Definitions
- Faux ami, false friend
Ancestry of “faux-ami”, step by step
faux-ami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French ami
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ami | friend; male friend |
| 2 | Middle French | amy | friend |
| 3 | Old French | ami | friend |
| 4 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via French faux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | faux | false; untrue; false; not real; badly;... |
| 2 | Middle French | faux | Alternative form of faulx |
| 3 | Middle French | faulx | false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe |
| 4 | Old French | fauz | scythe |
| 5 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |