Where does “Amateurmusiker” come from?
Amateurmusiker (German) comes from German Amateur, from French amateur, from Latin amātor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Amateurmusiker (German): amateur musician male or of unspecified sex
Definitions
- amateur musician male or of unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Amateurmusiker”, step by step
Amateurmusiker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Amateur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amateur | amateur |
| 2 | French | amateur | amateur; a lover of something |
| 3 | Latin | amātor | a (male) friend |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |