Where does “amintrigo” come from?

amintrigo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amo, from Esperanto ami, from French aimer, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amintrigo (Esperanto): love intrigue, love affair

Definitions

  1. love intrigue, love affair

Ancestry of “amintrigo”, step by step

amintrigo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto amo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamolove
2Esperantoamito love
3Frenchaimerto love; to like
4Latinamōto love
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Esperanto intrigo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantointrigointrigue, plot, scheme, conspiracy
2Esperantointrigito intrigue, scheme, plot; to intrigue, interest
3Latinintrīcōto entangle, perplex, embarrass
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos