The story
- Latin · derived fromamīcus“friend”
- Old French · derived fromAmis
- English todayAmyas
From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”). Later interpreted as a masculine form of Amy.
Words from the same roots
Old FrenchAmis all →
AmisAmies
Latinamīcus all →
amigoAmisamityamiableamicicidefriend of the court
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.