Where does “amoureux” come from?
amoureux (Middle French) comes from Old French amoreus, from Latin amōrōsus, 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.
amoureux (Middle French): in love
Definitions
- in love
Ancestry of “amoureux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | amoreus | in love |
| 2 | Latin | amōrōsus | — |
| 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 |