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Where does “inamorata” come from?

inamorata (English) comes from Italian innamorata, from Italian innamorato, from Italian innamorare, from Italian amore, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

inamorata (English): a female lover or woman with whom one is in love;...

Definitions

  1. a female lover or woman with whom one is in love;...

Ancestry of “inamorata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinnamoratafeminine singular of innamorato; lover,...
2Italianinnamoratoin love, loving, smitten; fond of, crazy about,...
3Italianinnamorareto make somebody fall in love, make somebody...
4Italianamorelove
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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