Where does “amochâi” come from?
amochâi (Macanese) comes from Friulian amôr, from Portuguese amor, from Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amochâi (Macanese): sweetie, darling, dear
Definitions
- sweetie, darling, dear
Ancestry of “amochâi”, step by step
amochâi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Friulian amôr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friulian | amôr | love |
| 2 | Portuguese | amor | love; honey; a kind or humble person |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | amor | love |
| 4 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 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 |
via Macanese 仔
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macanese | 仔 | — |