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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

  1. In an amatory way

Ancestry of “amatorily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamatoryOf or relating to love, especially sexual love
2Latinamātōrius—
3Latinamātor—
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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