Where does “amoretto” come from?

amoretto (English) comes from Italian amore, 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 — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amoretto (English): A cupid or putto; A love poem; A male sweetheart,...

Definitions

  1. A cupid or putto; A love poem; A male sweetheart,...

Ancestry of “amoretto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamorelove
2Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
3Latinamōto love
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →