myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of amador

Etymology of the Spanish word amador

the Spanish word amador

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, Italian amatore, Norwegian amator, Provençal amaire, Swedish amatör