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Where does “amigo” come from?

amigo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish amigo, 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.

amigo (Spanish): friend; penis

Definitions

  1. friend; penis

Ancestry of “amigo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “amigo”

  • amigo
  • gomía
  • follamigo
  • amigar
  • ciberamigo
  • amigote
  • amigo
  • inamigo
  • hingamigo
  • migo
  • amigu
  • amigo
  • 'amiwoki
  • ameko
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