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Where does “amar” come from?

amar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese amar, 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.

amar (Portuguese): To love, to have great affection for; To have the...

Definitions

  1. To love, to have great affection for; To have the...

Ancestry of “amar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseamar—
2Latinamō—
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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