Where does “amour” come from?
Amour comes from French amour, from Latin amor, meaning "love" or "affection."
amour (English): Love, affection; Courtship; flirtation; A love...
Definitions
- Love, affection; Courtship; flirtation; A love...
Ancestry of “amour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | amour | love, affection |
| 2 | Middle French | amour | love |
| 3 | Old French | amor | love |
| 4 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |