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Where does “amourette” come from?

amourette (English) comes from French amourette, from French Amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amourette (English): A petty love affair; The love grass, or quaking...

Definitions

  1. A petty love affair; The love grass, or quaking...

Ancestry of “amourette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamourettea crush
2FrenchAmour—
3Middle Frenchamourlove
4Old Frenchamorlove
5Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
6Latinamō—
7LatinDeusGod
8Latindẹ̄vos—
9Old Latindeivosgod, deity
10Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
12Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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