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Where does “inimigo” come from?

inimigo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ẽemigo, 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.

inimigo (Portuguese): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “inimigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseẽemigoenemy
2Latininimīcus—
3Latinamīcus—
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “inimigo”

  • arqui-inimigo
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