Inimity
/ɪˈnɪmɪti/noun
Deep hostility or active hatred between people or groups.
Did you know?Inimity comes from Latin inīmicus, meaning “enemy,” which is built from in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”), so the word began as the state of being “un-friended” in the most brutal sense.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂em-
“to fit together, join, be friendly”
Latin
Latin
amicus
“friend; friendly”
Latin
Latin
inīmicus
“enemy; hostile, unfriendly”
Late Latin
Latin
inīmitās
“enmity, hostility”
Old French
Old French
enemite
“enmity, hatred”
Middle English
English
inimite / enemite
“hostility, hatred”
Modern English
English
inimity
“deep hostility or hatred”