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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word AMIABLE.
Etymology of the word
AMIABLE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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AMIABLE, friendly;
worthy of love. (F.,—L.) 'She was so aimiable and
fre;' Rom. Rose, 1226. 'The amiable tonge is the tree of
life;' Chaucer, Pers. Tale, De Ira.—O.F. aimiable, friendly; also
loveable, by confusion with aimable (Lat. amabilis).—Lat. amicabilis,
friendly, amicable.—Lat. amica-re, to make friendly; with suffix -bilis,
used in forming adjectives from verbs.—Lat. amicus, a friend; prop.
an adj., friendly, loving.—Lat. ama-re, to love; with suffix -ka,
Schleicher, Comp. sect. 231. See Amorous.
Der. amiable-ness, amiabl-y; amiabil-i-ty, formed by analogy with amicability,
&c. Amicability and amiability are doublets.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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