Where does “amì” come from?
amì (Friulian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amì (Friulian): friend
Definitions
- friend
Ancestry of “amì”, step by step
amì traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin amīcus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 2 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 3 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 4 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mjək
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *mjək | eye |