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Where does “archienemigo” come from?

archienemigo (Spanish) comes from Spanish enemigo, from Old Spanish enemigo, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

archienemigo (Spanish): archenemy

Definitions

  1. archenemy

Ancestry of “archienemigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishenemigoadverse, hostile; foe, enemy
2Old Spanishenemigo—
3Latininimīcus—
4Latinamīcus—
5Latinamō—
6LatinDeusGod
7Latindẹ̄vos—
8Old Latindeivosgod, deity
9Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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