Where does “Amateurmusikerin” come from?
Amateurmusikerin (German) comes from German Amateurmusiker, from German Amateur, from French amateur, from Latin amātor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “Amateurmusikerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amateurmusiker | amateur musician male or of unspecified sex |
| 2 | German | Amateur | amateur |
| 3 | French | amateur | amateur; a lover of something |
| 4 | Latin | amātor | a (male) friend |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |