Where does “Amanda” come from?
Amanda (Tagalog) comes from English Amanda, from Latin Amanda, from Latin amandus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “Amanda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Amanda | — |
| 2 | Latin | Amanda | — |
| 3 | Latin | amandus | which is to be loved; which is to be liked; which... |
| 4 | Latin | amō | — |
| 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 |