Where does “enamored” come from?
Enamored comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a past participle suffix ultimately expressing a completed state.
enamored (English): In love, amorous; simple past tense and past...
Definitions
- In love, amorous; simple past tense and past...
Ancestry of “enamored”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enamoured | Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada... |
| 2 | Old French | enamore | — |
Words derived from “enamored”