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Where does “desamor” come from?

desamor (Spanish) comes from Spanish amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

desamor (Spanish): indifference, coldness; lovelessness, unlove;...

Definitions

  1. indifference, coldness; lovelessness, unlove;...

Ancestry of “desamor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishamorlove; love affair
2Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
3Latinamō—
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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