Where does “アマチュア” come from?
アマチュア (Japanese) comes from English amateur, from French amateur, from Latin amātor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
アマチュア (Japanese): amateur
Definitions
- amateur
Ancestry of “アマチュア”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amateur | A lover of something; A person attached to a... |
| 2 | French | amateur | amateur; a lover of something |
| 3 | Latin | amātor | a (male) friend |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |