English
amice
Amice comes from Latin amiciō ‘to clothe, cover or dress’, from iaciō ‘to throw, hurl, cast, fling’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yeh₁-‘to throw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiaciō‘to throw, hurl, cast, fling’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamiciō‘to clothe, cover or dress’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamictus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400emit
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amit
- Englishtodayamice
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yeh₁-‘to throw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiaciō‘to throw, hurl, cast, fling’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamiciō‘to clothe, cover or dress’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamictus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400emit
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amit
- Englishtodayamice
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’
year, hour, trajectory, catheter, abject, enema, jut, iambic, jetsam, 36 more
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
objective, projection, objection, projectile, objector, dejection, 22 more
through Latin iaciō ‘to throw, hurl, cast, fling’
project, disease, object, ease, jet, injection, adjacent, jess, inject, conjecture, adjective, gist, ejection, jetty, eject, ejaculation, ejaculate, jettison, subjection, interject, joist, 30 more
Today it means
noun A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- / amice