Esperanto · 12 August 2026
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amiko
a-MI-ko · /aˈmiko/ · noun
- friend
A friend arrives wearing the dependable Esperanto noun ending -o and carrying a recognisably European root.
Borrowed luggage
Where it came from
Latin / Romanceamīcus
Esperantoamiko
Esperanto amik- belongs to the international Romance family represented by Latin amīcus and French ami; -o marks the noun.
- French ami
- Italian amico
- Spanish amigo
Tiny sentence
La amiko venas.
the friend come.PRS
“The friend is coming.”
Esperanto stress normally falls on the penultimate syllable. The present-tense ending -as does not change for person or number.
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Sources and cautions
Esperanto roots were often selected for international recognisability rather than copied mechanically from one language. The origin card names the clearest source family.