Where does “Lamoureux” come from?
Lamoureux (French) comes from French l'Amoureux, from French amoureux, from Middle French amoureux, from Old French amoreus, from Latin amōrōsus, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “Lamoureux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | l'Amoureux | — |
| 2 | French | amoureux | in love; lover |
| 3 | Middle French | amoureux | in love |
| 4 | Old French | amoreus | in love |
| 5 | Latin | amōrōsus | — |
| 6 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 7 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 8 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 9 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |