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Where does “ennemy” come from?

ennemy (Middle French) 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.

ennemy (Middle French): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “ennemy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenemienemy
2Old FrenchinimiAlternative form of enemi
3Latininimīcus—
4Latinamīcus—
5Latinamō—
6LatinDeusGod
7Latindẹ̄vos—
8Old Latindeivosgod, deity
9Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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