Where does “namorar” come from?

namorar (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese amor, 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 — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “namorar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseamorlove
2Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
3Latinamōto love
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “namorar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →