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Where does “amatively” come from?

amatively (English) comes from English amative, from Medieval Latin amativus, from Latin amatus, from Latin amare, from Latin amo, from Proto-Italic amāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- — to grab, take; to swear.

amatively (English): In an amative manner

Definitions

  1. In an amative manner

Ancestry of “amatively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamativePertaining to love; amorous
2Medieval Latinamativus—
3Latinamatusloved, having been loved; liked, having been...
4Latinamarepresent active infinitive of amō; second-person...
5LatinamoI love; I am fond of, I like, I admire; I am...
6Proto-Italicamāōto take hold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃emh₃-to grab, take; to swear
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