amity

The story

1. Latin · derived fromamīcus“friend”
2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*amīcitātem
3. Old French · derived fromamisté
4. Middle English · inherited fromamite
5. English todayamity

From Middle English amite, from Old French amisté, amitie, amistiet, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”).

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