Where does “アマ” come from?
アマ (Japanese) comes from Japanese アマチュア, from English 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.
アマ (Japanese): an on-the-spot maid who was hired in Japan or...
Definitions
- an on-the-spot maid who was hired in Japan or...
Ancestry of “アマ”, step by step
アマ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アマチュア
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アマチュア | amateur |
| 2 | English | amateur | A lover of something; A person attached to a... |
| 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 |
via Portuguese ama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ama | female nurse; female housekeeper; governess |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ama | mistress |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | amma | wet nurse, amma |
| 4 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |