Where does “fuoco amico” come from?
fuoco amico (Italian) comes from Italian amico, 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 — to be bright; sky, heaven.
fuoco amico (Italian): friendly fire
Definitions
- friendly fire
Ancestry of “fuoco amico”, step by step
fuoco amico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian amico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | amico | friend, companion, partner; boyfriend;... |
| 2 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 3 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 4 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 5 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |