Where does “amor” come from?

amor (Icelandic) comes from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amor (Icelandic): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “amor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
2Latinamōto love
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-