Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “amigote” come from?

amigote (Spanish) comes from Spanish amigo, from Old Spanish amigo, 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.

amigote (Spanish): crony; pal

Definitions

  1. crony; pal

Ancestry of “amigote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishamigofriend; penis
2Old Spanishamigo—
3Latinamīcus—
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →