Where does “amatorily” come from?
amatorily (English) comes from English amatory, from Latin amātōrius, from Latin amātor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amatorily (English): In an amatory way
Definitions
- In an amatory way
Ancestry of “amatorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amatory | Of or relating to love, especially sexual love |
| 2 | Latin | amātōrius | loving, amorous, relating to love, amatory |
| 3 | Latin | amātor | a (male) friend |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |