Where does “아마추어” come from?
아마추어 (Korean) 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.
아마추어 (Korean): amateur
Ancestry of “아마추어”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | amateur | A lover of something; A person attached to a... |
| 2 | French | amateur | amateur; a lover of something |
| 3 | Latin | amātor | — |
| 4 | Latin | amō | — |
| 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 |