Where does “amiabil” come from?
amiabil (Romanian) comes from French amiable, from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amicabilis, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amiabil (Romanian): amicable
Definitions
- amicable
Ancestry of “amiabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amiable | amiable |
| 2 | Old French | amiable | likable; amiable |
| 3 | Late Latin | amicabilis | friendly; friendly, capable of being friendly |
| 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 |