Etymograph

English

amateurize

From amateur + -ize.

Formed from amateur + -ize

Latin amāre ‘to love’

Latin amātor ‘lover’

French amateur ‘lover of something’

English amateur

Today it means

verb To make amateur; to open up (a profession, etc.) to amateurs.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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