myEtymology.com: English etymology of enmity

Etymology of the English word enmity

the English word enmity

derived from the Old French word enemistie

derived from the Old French word enemi

derived from the Late Latin word inimicus (enemy, foe; unfriendly, hostile, harmful)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Late Latin word amicus (friend, ally, disciple; friendly, dear, fond of)

derived from the Latin word amare (love, like; fall in love with; with bitterness, acidly, spitefully)

derived from the Latin word in-

The earliest known usage of enmity in English dates from the 13th century.

Word found in Modern English