Etymograph

English

amicability

From amicable + -ability, perhaps after Medieval Latin amīcābilitās.

Formed from amicable + -ability

Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- ‘to grab, to grasp, to seize, to take hold,…’

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Latin amō ‘to love’

Latin amīcus ‘friendly, well-disposed, amicable’

Late Latin amīcābilis ‘friendly’

Middle English amicable ‘agreeable’

English amicable

Today it means

noun The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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