Where does “zendamateur” come from?
zendamateur (Dutch) comes from Dutch amateur, from French amateur, from Latin amātor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
zendamateur (Dutch): amateur radio operator, a ham
Definitions
- amateur radio operator, a ham
Ancestry of “zendamateur”, step by step
zendamateur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch amateur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | amateur | amateur |
| 2 | French | amateur | amateur; a lover of something |
| 3 | Latin | amātor | a (male) friend |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Dutch zenden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zenden | To send; To transmit, to emit |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | senden | to send |
| 3 | Old Dutch | senden | to send |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |