Where does “enmy” come from?
enmy (Middle English) comes from Old French enemi, from Old French inimi, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “enmy”, step by step
enmy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French enemi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | enemi | enemy |
| 2 | Old French | inimi | Alternative form of enemi |
| 3 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 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 |