Where does “amyable” come from?
amyable (Middle English) comes from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amicabilis, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amyable (Middle English): likable; amiable
Definitions
- likable; amiable
Ancestry of “amyable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | amiable | likable; amiable |
| 2 | Late Latin | amicabilis | friendly; friendly, capable of being friendly |
| 3 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |