Where does “ami” come from?
ami (Louisiana Creole) comes from French ami, from Middle French amy, from Old French ami, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “ami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ami | friend; male friend |
| 2 | Middle French | amy | friend |
| 3 | Old French | ami | friend |
| 4 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |