amicable

/ˈæmɪkəbəl/A-mih-kuh-buhl

/ˈæmɪkəbəl/A-mih-kuh-buhl

Meaningfriendly

Common meaning: friendly and peaceable

amica friendLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 105 · scan
ableable to be

Journey through time

Latinamīcus, -ī‘a friend’
Englishamicable‘friendly and peaceable’ · today

amic also in: enemy

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin amīcus ‘a friend’.

Roots

amīcus, -ī Latin “a friend”

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