Where does “por mor de” come from?

por mor de (Galician) comes from Galician amor, from Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

por mor de (Galician): due to, because of

Definitions

  1. due to, because of

Ancestry of “por mor de”, step by step

por mor de traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician amor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianamorlove; love, darling
2Old Portugueseamorlove
3Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
4Latinamōto love
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Galician de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciandeof, from
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Galician pór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpórto put, place; to lay; first-person singular...
2Old Portuguesepõerto put
3Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
4Proto-Italicpoznō
5Proto-Italicpozinō
6Proto-Italicsinō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos
por mor de — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer