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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word AMOROUS.
Etymology of the word
AMOROUS.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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AMOROUS, full
of love. (F.,—L.) Gower has amorous, C. A. i. 89;
it also occurs in the Romaunt of the Rose, 83.—O.F. amoros, mod. F.
amoureux.—Low Lat. amorosus, full of love;
Ducange. Formed with the common Lat. suffix -osus from the
stem amor-.—Lat. amor-, stem of amor, love.—Lat.
amare, to love. ¶
There seems little doubt that this Lat. word has lost an original initial k,
and that Lat. am-are stands for cam-are; cf. Lat. cārus,
dear, which stands for camrus, cognate with Skt. kamra, beautiful, charming;
Benfey, p. 158. Thus Lat. am-are is cognate with Skt. kam, to love;
and Lat. amor with Skt. káma, love (also the god of love, like
Amor in Latin).—✔KAM,
to love; Fick, i. 296. ➩
A similar loss of initial k has taken place in the English word ape,
q.v. Der. amorous-ly, amorous-ness. Also F. amour, love
(now used in Eng.), from Lat. amorem, acc. case of amor, love.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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