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Where does “amorosa” come from?

amorosa (English) comes from Italian amorosa, from Italian amoroso, from Latin amōrōsus, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amorosa (English): A wanton woman; a courtesan

Definitions

  1. A wanton woman; a courtesan

Ancestry of “amorosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamorosafeminine singular of amoroso; female equivalent...
2Italianamorosoamorous, loving; lover
3Latinamōrōsus—
4Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
5Latinamō—
6LatinDeusGod
7Latindẹ̄vos—
8Old Latindeivosgod, deity
9Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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