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Where does “amai” come from?

amai (Italian) comes from Italian amare, 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.

amai (Italian): first-person singular indicative past historic of...

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  1. first-person singular indicative past historic of...

Ancestry of “amai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamareto love, to like; feminine plural of amaro
2Latinamō—
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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