Where does “amateur” come from?
amateur (French) comes from Latin amātor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amateur (French): amateur; a lover of something
Definitions
- amateur; a lover of something
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