amistad

/amisˈtad/ · B1 · noun · f

friendship

🤝 amistad = amigo + -dad (-ity): friend-ness, from Latin amicus

Built on the same root as amigo (friend), from Latin amicitas. The ending -tad/-dad matches English -ty, as in libertad = liberty, so amistad is literally friend-ty. English amity is its cousin.

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