myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of amatore

Etymology of the Italian word amatore

the Italian word amatore

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)

Dutch amateur, English amateur, French amateur, German Amateur, Norwegian amator, Provençal amaire, Spanish amador, Swedish amatör