Where does “amigo” come from?

amigo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin amicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

amigo (Old Portuguese): friend; lover

Definitions

  1. friend; lover

Ancestry of “amigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamicusfriendly, amicable; welcome, pleasing; male...
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “amigo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Latin -icus →