Where does “amar” come from?

amar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish 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 (Spanish): to love, have great affection for, care about

Definitions

  1. to love, have great affection for, care about

Ancestry of “amar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “amar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-