Where does “amateur” come from?

amateur (Italian) comes from French amateur, from Latin amātor, 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.

amateur (Italian): amateur (non-professional)

Definitions

  1. amateur (non-professional)

Ancestry of “amateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamateuramateur; a lover of something
2Latinamātora (male) friend
3Latinamōto love
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →