Where does “amatöörinyrkkeilijä” come from?
amatöörinyrkkeilijä (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.
amatöörinyrkkeilijä (Finnish): amateur boxer
Definitions
- amateur boxer
Ancestry of “amatöörinyrkkeilijä”, step by step
amatöörinyrkkeilijä 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 |
via Finnish nyrkkeilijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nyrkkeilijä | boxer, pugilist |
| 2 | Finnish | nyrkkeillä | To box |
| 3 | Finnish | nyrkki | fist |