Where does “amare” come from?

amare (Italian) comes 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.

amare (Italian): to love, to like; feminine plural of amaro

Definitions

  1. to love, to like; feminine plural of amaro

Ancestry of “amare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamōto love
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “amare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-
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