myEtymology.com: English etymology of amateurish

Etymology of the English word amateurish

the English word amateurish

derived from the English word amateur

derived from the French word amateur

derived from the Latin word amator (amateur, dilettante; lover; friend, devotee)

derived from the Latin word amare (love, like; fall in love with; with bitterness, acidly, spitefully)

using the English suffix -ish