Where does “amigo” come from?
amigo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese amigo, from Latin amicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
amigo (Galician): friend; friendly
Definitions
- friend; friendly
Ancestry of “amigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | amigo | friend; lover |
| 2 | Latin | amicus | friendly, amicable; welcome, pleasing; male... |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |