Where does “Amory” come from?

Amory (English) comes from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Amory (English): today often transferred back from the surname

Definitions

  1. today often transferred back from the surname

Ancestry of “Amory”, step by step

Amory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin amor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
2Latinamōto love
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Proto-Germanic rīks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
2Proto-Celticrīxsking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →