Etymology of the English word amateurism
the English word
amateurismderived from the English word
amateurderived from the French word
amateurderived 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
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from the French word
amateurismderived 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
