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