Where does “amatöörinäyttelijä” come from?
amatöörinäyttelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish amatööri, 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.
amatöörinäyttelijä (Finnish): amateur actor
Definitions
- amateur actor
Ancestry of “amatöörinäyttelijä”, step by step
amatöörinäyttelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish amatööri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | amatööri | Synonym of harrastaja; Synonym of harrastelija |
| 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 |