Part of speech: Adjective
disposed to please
Example: an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson
The word "amiable" comes from Latin amīcus. It started in Late Latin amīcābilis. Then it appeared in Old French amiable. Later, people used it in Middle English amyable. Many other languages have similar words:.
This word's path shows how empires, trade, and scholarship spread vocabulary across continents.