Latin

amō

‘to love’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin amō.

27 English words in this record descend from Latin amō, most familiar first.

• enemy ← enemi ← inimīcus ← amīcus
• amour ← amor ← amor
• enmity ← enemyte ← enemisté ← *inimicitas ← inimīcus
• amicable ← amīcābilis ← amīcus
• amity ← amite ← amisté ← *amīcitātem ← amīcus
• amenity ← amenite ← amenité ← amoenitās ← amoenus
• inimical ← inimīcālis ← inimīcus ← amīcus
• amoroso ← *amōrōsus ← amor
• amant ← amans
• amatory ← amātōrius ← amātor
• inamorata ← innamorata ← innamorato ← innamorare ← amore
• amable ← amābilis

More words from amō

• amatrice
• aimable
• amical
• amative
• amicicide
• amene
• amourette
• amability
• amasius
• inimicitious
• inimicous
• inimic
• monoamory
• multiamory
• polyamoury

Etymograph / Latin amō