Where does “amour” come from?
amour (Middle English) comes from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amour (Middle English): love, affection
Definitions
- love, affection
Ancestry of “amour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | amour | love |
| 2 | Old French | amor | love |
| 3 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 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 |