Where does “viesmīlis” come from?
viesmīlis (Latvian) comes from Latvian viesmīlīgs, from Latvian mīlīgs, from Latvian mīlēt, from Latvian mīls, from Latvian mīļš, from Proto-Baltic mīl-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.
viesmīlis (Latvian): waiter
Definitions
- waiter
Ancestry of “viesmīlis”, step by step
viesmīlis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian viesmīlīgs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | viesmīlīgs | hospitable |
| 2 | Latvian | mīlīgs | friendly, kind, affectionate, loving; also, nice,... |
| 3 | Latvian | mīlēt | to love, to feel love for |
| 4 | Latvian | mīls | dear, cherished, beloved; alternative form of... |
| 5 | Latvian | mīļš | dear, cherished, beloved; loving, kind, nice;... |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | mīl- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēi- | — |
via Latvian viesmīlība
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | viesmīlība | hospitableness, hospitability, hospitality |
| 2 | Latvian | mīlībā | locative singular form of mīlība; lovingness,... |