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
- Of or relating to love, especially sexual love
Ancestry of “amatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | amātōrius | loving, amorous, relating to love, amatory |
| 2 | Latin | amātor | a (male) friend |
| 3 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 4 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 5 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “amatory”