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Written by Yoïn van Spijk on 2025-02-02 at 17:57

The word 'enemy' is closely related to 'amicable', 'amorous', 'to enamour', 'amable', 'amiable', and 'amity'.

All of these words ultimately derive from Latin 'amāre' ('to love; to like').

From its derivative 'amīcus' ('friendly; friend'), the word 'inimīcus' ('unfriendly; enemy') was derived: 'in-imīcus', literally "un-friendly".

Via Old French 'enemi', this became the English word 'enemy'.

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Written by uathachas on 2025-02-03 at 08:57

@yvanspijk An bhfuil baint leis an nGaeilge namhaid? https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/namhaid https://dil.ie/32959

Má thagann namhaid ó inamicus na Laidine, nach ait nach bhfuil focal eile ar chara, a thagann ó amicus? Nó an bhfuil?

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Written by Yoïn van Spijk on 2025-02-03 at 09:04

@uathachas I'm afraid I can't read Celtic languages.

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