Where does “dilettante” come from?
Dilettante comes from Italian dilettante, derived from Italian dilettare, from Latin delectare meaning to delight, ultimately from Latin de- and deliquo.
dilettante (English): An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of...
Definitions
- An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of...
Ancestry of “dilettante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dilettante | amateur; dilettante |
| 2 | Italian | dilettare | to please, to delight |
| 3 | Latin | delecto | I delight, charm, please; dative masculine... |
| 4 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |