Where does “amateurish” come from?
Amateurish derives from English amateur, from French amateur, from Latin amator, from Latin amare meaning "to love," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European am-a-.
amateurish (English): Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an...
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Ancestry of “amateurish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amateur | A lover of something; A person attached to a... |
| 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 |