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Where does “arqui-inimigo” come from?

arqui-inimigo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese inimigo, from Old Portuguese ẽemigo, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

arqui-inimigo (Portuguese): archenemy

Definitions

  1. archenemy

Ancestry of “arqui-inimigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseinimigoenemy
2Old Portugueseẽemigoenemy
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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