Where does “amateurland” come from?
amateurland (English) comes from English 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.
amateurland (English): The world or sphere of amateurs
Definitions
- The world or sphere of amateurs
Ancestry of “amateurland”, step by step
amateurland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amateur
| 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 |