Where does “heteroamorous” come from?
heteroamorous (English) comes from English amorous, from Old French amoros, from Latin amōrōsus, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
heteroamorous (English): Characterized by love with another of the...
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- Characterized by love with another of the...
Ancestry of “heteroamorous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | amorous | Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to... |
| 2 | Old French | amoros | Alternative form of amoreus |
| 3 | Latin | amōrōsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 5 | Latin | amō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |