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Where does “amare” come from?

amare (Italian) comes from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

amare (Italian): to love, to like; feminine plural of amaro

Definitions

  1. to love, to like; feminine plural of amaro

Ancestry of “amare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamō—
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos—
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “amare”

  • Aminda
  • amante
  • disamare
  • disamabile
  • ama
  • amai
  • amando
  • beneamato
  • amato
  • amate
  • riamare
  • amo
  • ampoemo
  • amindumo
  • malama
  • amrakonto
  • amindumado
  • amintrigo
  • enamiĝi
  • ama
  • ami
  • ameti
  • amrilato
  • malami
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