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
- archenemy
Ancestry of “arqui-inimigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | inimigo | enemy |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ẽemigo | enemy |
| 3 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 4 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |