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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...

Definitions

  1. Characterized by love with another of the...

Ancestry of “heteroamorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamorousInclined or having a propensity to love, or to...
2Old FrenchamorosAlternative form of amoreus
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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