Where does “amistad” come from?
amistad (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish amiztad, from Vulgar Latin amicitas, 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.
amistad (Spanish): friendship
Definitions
- friendship
Ancestry of “amistad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | amiztad | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | amicitas | friendly relations ; friendship |
| 3 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |