Where does “amy” come from?

amy (Middle French) comes from Old French ami, 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.

amy (Middle French): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “amy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchamifriend
2Latinamīcusfriendly, well-disposed, amicable
3Latinamōto love
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “amy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos