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Where does “amiga” come from?

amiga (Spanish) comes from Latin amica, from Latin amicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

amiga (Spanish): female equivalent of amigo, friend

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of amigo, friend

Ancestry of “amiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamicaa female friend; vocative singular of amīca; f
2Latinamicusfriendly, amicable; welcome, pleasing; male...
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “amiga”

  • amiga
  • Miggy
  • miga
  • amega
  • amiga
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