adjective/amaˈdoɾ/
loving
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der.
Proto-Italic *amāō
Latin amō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin amātōrem
Spanish amador
Inherited from Latin amātōrem. By surface analysis, amar + -dor. Doublet of amateur.
noun, masculine/amaˈdoɾ/plural: amadores
amador is masculine in Spanish.
lover (one who loves)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der.
Proto-Italic *amāō
Latin amō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin amātōrem
Spanish amador
Inherited from Latin amātōrem. By surface analysis, amar + -dor. Doublet of amateur.