Where does “amour propre” come from?
amour propre (English) comes from French amour-propre, from French Amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amour propre (English): Self-regard, self-esteem
Ancestry of “amour propre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | amour-propre | self-esteem; quality of self-love; positive... |
| 2 | French | Amour | — |
| 3 | Middle French | amour | love |
| 4 | Old French | amor | love |
| 5 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 6 | Latin | amō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 8 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 9 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |