Where does “enemistié” come from?
enemistié (Old French) comes from Late Latin inimicitatem, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “enemistié”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | inimicitatem | — |
| 2 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 3 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |