Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “amatorski” come from?

amatorski (Polish) comes from Polish amator, from French amateur, from Latin amātor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “amatorski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishamatoraficionado, lover; amateur, dilettante, hobbyist
2Frenchamateuramateur; a lover of something
3Latinamātor—
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “amatorski”

  • amatorszczyzna
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