amigo
/aˈmiɡo/ · A1 · noun · m
friend
🤝 amigo: from Latin amicus (friend), from amare, to love — kin to amiable
Latin amicus lost its ending and softened c to g, giving amigo. The same root amare (to love) gives English amiable, amicable and amity, so an amigo is literally someone you are fond of. Stress the middle: a-MEE-go.