Where does “dilettant” come from?
dilettant (Dutch) comes from French dilettante, from Italian dilettante, from Italian dilettare, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
dilettant (Dutch): dilettante; amateur
Definitions
- dilettante; amateur
Ancestry of “dilettant”, step by step
dilettant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dilettante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dilettante | dilettante |
| 2 | Italian | dilettante | amateur; dilettante |
| 3 | Italian | dilettare | to please, to delight |
| 4 | Latin | delecto | I delight, charm, please; dative masculine... |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via German Dilettant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dilettant | amateur, dabbler |