Amateur is derived from French. Whenever you see an English word spelt with 'teur', it's usually French.
Amateur - originates from Middle French word, amator
Amateur is a French word, from Latin amātor, lover, from amāre, to love.
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No, it is not a verb. The word amateur (non-professional) can be a verb or an adjective.
The word amateur comes from the Latin amator meaning lover from the verb amare meaning to lovevia the Italian amatore. I expect its current usage in English is due to the fact that amateurs do things for enjoyment rather than payment.
The word "amateur" is from the French meaning "lover of". An amateur, by the origin of the word, means to do something for the love of it. Therefore, one may be an amateur chorister, athlete, musician, photographer, painter, collector - virtually anything at all.