Where does “namorador” come from?
namorador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese namorar, from Portuguese enamorar, from Portuguese amor, from Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
namorador (Portuguese): someone who enjoys having romantic partners
Definitions
- someone who enjoys having romantic partners
Ancestry of “namorador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | namorar | To endeavor to gain affection; to woo; to court;... |
| 2 | Portuguese | enamorar | to enamor |
| 3 | Portuguese | amor | love; honey; a kind or humble person |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | amor | love |
| 5 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 6 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 7 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 8 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 9 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |