The story
- Late Latin · derived fromamīcābilis“friendly”
- Middle English · inherited fromamicable“agreeable; pleasant”
- English todayamicable
From Middle English amicable (“agreeable; pleasant”), from Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”). Doublet of amiable.
Words from the same roots
Late Latinamīcābilis all →
amiable
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.