Where does “poliamor” come from?
poliamor (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese amor, from Old Portuguese amor, 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.
poliamor (Portuguese): polyamory relationship with multiple partners with the consent of all involved
Definitions
- polyamory relationship with multiple partners with the consent of all involved
Ancestry of “poliamor”, step by step
poliamor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese amor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | amor | love; honey; a kind or humble person |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | amor | 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 |
via English polyamory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polyamory | Any of various practices involving romantic or... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |