Where does “amatoro” come from?
amatoro (Esperanto) comes from Polish amator, 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.
amatoro (Esperanto): amateur
Definitions
- amateur
Ancestry of “amatoro”, step by step
amatoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish amator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | amator | aficionado, lover; amateur, dilettante, hobbyist |
| 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 |
via Italian amatore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | amatore | amateur; lover, connoisseur |