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Amicable

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means done in a friendly way, without disagreement or bitterness
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Stage 1 of 3
amare
Latin · ancient
"to love"
to love, giving rise to amicus (friend)
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Stage 2 of 3
amicabilis
Late Latin · medieval
"friendly"
friendly, from amicus (friend, from amare)
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Stage 3 of 3
amicable
English · 1500s
"characterized by friendliness and absence of discord"
settled as the English word for something done in a friendly, cooperative way
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