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Where does “affectuous” come from?

affectuous (English) comes from Latin affectuosus, from Latin affectus, from Latin afficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

affectuous (English): Full of passion or emotion; earnest

Definitions

  1. Full of passion or emotion; earnest

Ancestry of “affectuous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaffectuosusfull of inclination, affection, or love;...
2Latinaffectusaffection, mood, emotion, feeling; affection,...
3Latinafficiō—
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “affectuous”

  • affectuously
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