Where does “enemyte” come from?
enemyte (Middle English) comes from Old French enemisté, from Vulgar Latin inimicitas, from Latin inimīcitia, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
enemyte (Middle English): A feeling of enmity or hostility
Definitions
- A feeling of enmity or hostility
Ancestry of “enemyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | enemisté | enmity |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | inimicitas | — |
| 3 | Latin | inimīcitia | Enmity, hostility, ill will |
| 4 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 5 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 6 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 7 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 8 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 9 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |