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Where does “amiciție” come from?

amiciție (Romanian) comes from Latin amicitia, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amiciție (Romanian): friendship

Definitions

  1. friendship

Ancestry of “amiciție”, step by step

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