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Where does “amatory” come from?

Amatory comes from Latin amatorius, derived from Latin amator, agent noun from Latin amare, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European am-a-.

amatory (English): Of or relating to love, especially sexual love

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to love, especially sexual love

Ancestry of “amatory”, step by step

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

Words derived from “amatory”

  • amatorily
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