Reconstruction:Latin/amicitatem

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From amīc- (“friend”) +‎ -tās (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amid͡zʲeˈdaːde/

Noun

*amīcitātem f (plural *amīcitātēs) (Proto-Western-Romance)

friendship

Descendants

Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: amistat
- Franco-Provençal: amitiêt, amityâ, amihyâ
- Old French: amistiet, amistet; amistié, amisté
  - French: amitié
  - → Middle English: amite
    - English: amity
- Old Occitan: amistat
  - Occitan: amistat
  - → Old Italian: amistade, amistate, amistà
    - Italian: amistà
      - → Friulian: amistât
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: amistá
- Old Galician-Portuguese: amizidade, amizade, amiçade
  - Galician: amizade
  - Portuguese: amizade
- Old Spanish: amiztat, amidtad, amyztad; amizad
  - Ladino: amistad
  - Spanish: amistad
    - Papiamentu: amistat

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*amicitas”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 440

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