Etymology

amenity

a·me·ni·ty
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Today it means: Pleasantness. Full definition →

Middle English amenite ← Middle French amenité ← Latin amoenitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromamoenitās“pleasantness, delightfulness”
  2. Middle French · derived fromamenité
  3. Middle English · inherited fromamenite
  4. English todayamenity

Inherited from Middle English amenite, amenyte, partly from Middle French amenité and partly from its etymon, Latin amoenitās (“pleasantness, delightfulness”), from amoenus (“pleasant, delightful”), of unknown origin.

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