Where does “aumigo” come from?
aumigo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese amigo, from Old Portuguese amigo, from Latin amicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
aumigo (Portuguese): a dog friend; a dog, doggy; a friendly dog
Definitions
- a dog friend; a dog, doggy; a friendly dog
Ancestry of “aumigo”, step by step
aumigo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese amigo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | amigo | friend; a state with good relations with another... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | amigo | friend; lover |
| 3 | Latin | amicus | friendly, amicable; welcome, pleasing; male... |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Portuguese au au
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | au au | bow-wow representing a dog’s bark |