amistà

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See also: amista and amistá

Italian

Etymology

From Old Occitan amistat, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (friend). Attested since the 1240s, a regular apocope of Old Italian amistade (as a personal name since 12th c.). Eventually replaced by the Latinism amicizia. Compare Sicilian amistà and amistati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.miˈsta/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧mi‧stà

Noun

amistà f (invariable)

  1. amity, friendship

Descendants

  • Friulian: amistât

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