Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “amical” come from?

amical (Middle French) comes from Latin amicalis, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “amical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamicalisfriendly
2Latinamīcus—
3Latinamō—
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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