Where does “amar” come from?
amar (Ido) comes from Esperanto ami, from French aimer, 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.
amar (Ido): to love: to like very much, care for, have affection for, cherish
Definitions
- to love: to like very much, care for, have affection for, cherish
Ancestry of “amar”, step by step
amar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ami
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ami | to love |
| 2 | French | aimer | to love; to like |
| 3 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 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 |
via Spanish amar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | amar | to love, have great affection for, care about |
| 2 | Old Spanish | amar | — |
via Italian amare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | amare | to love, to like; feminine plural of amaro |