Where does “enamorar” come from?
enamorar (Occitan) comes from Occitan amor, from Old Occitan 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.
enamorar (Occitan): to enamor
Ancestry of “enamorar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Occitan | amor | love |
| 2 | Old Occitan | amor | love |
| 3 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 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 |