Etymology Explorer › Malay

Where does “amatur” come from?

amatur (Malay) 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.

amatur (Malay): amateur, non-professional; amateur, junior

Definitions

  1. amateur, non-professional; amateur, junior

Ancestry of “amatur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamateurA lover of something; A person attached to a...
2Frenchamateuramateur; a lover of something
3Latinamātor—
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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