Where does “amor” come from?
amor (Old French) comes from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amor (Old French): love
Definitions
- love
Ancestry of “amor”, step by step
amor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin amor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 2 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 3 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 4 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Vulgar Latin amor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | amor | — |