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Where does “amaterstvo” come from?

amaterstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian amàtēr, 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.

amaterstvo (Serbo-Croatian): amateurism

Definitions

  1. amateurism

Ancestry of “amaterstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianamàtēr—
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
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