Etymology of the French word amateur
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of amateur in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
amateurisme,
radioamateurDerivations in other languages
English
amateur, Romanian
amatorCognates
Dutch
amateur, English
amateur, German
Amateur, Italian
amatore, Norwegian
amator, Provençal
amaire, Spanish
amador, Swedish
amatör
