Where does “Amateur” come from?

Amateur (German) comes from French amateur, 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 — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Amateur (German): amateur

Definitions

  1. amateur

Ancestry of “Amateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamateuramateur; a lover of something
2Latinamātora (male) friend
3Latinamōto love
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Amateur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →