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
Ancestry of “Amateur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | amateur | amateur; a lover of something |
| 2 | Latin | amātor | — |
| 3 | Latin | amō | — |
| 4 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 5 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “Amateur”