Where does “amouracher” come from?
amouracher (French) comes from Italian amorazzo, from Italian amore, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
amouracher (French): to fall hopelessly in love; to be infatuated
Definitions
- to fall hopelessly in love; to be infatuated
Ancestry of “amouracher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | amorazzo | superficial love, often dishonest or forbidden |
| 2 | Italian | amore | love |
| 3 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |