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
Ancestry of “amy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ami | friend |
| 2 | Latin | amīcus | — |
| 3 | Latin | amō | — |
| 4 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 5 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |