English
affectionate
Affectionate comes from Latin affectiōnātus ‘affectionate, loving’, from affectiō ‘the relation or disposition towards something…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEafficiō‘to cause someone to experience something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectiō‘the relation or disposition towards something produced in a person’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectiōnātus‘affectionate, loving’
- Englishearliest quotation 1900affectionate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEafficiō‘to cause someone to experience something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectiō‘the relation or disposition towards something produced in a person’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffectiōnātus‘affectionate, loving’
- Englishearliest quotation 1900affectionate
Earliest quotation: 1900, Charles Waddell Chesnutt, Boston: “Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps…”
Equivalent to affection + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
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Latin affectiō ‘a change in the state of the body or mind of…’
Latin affectiōnem
Old French affection
Middle English affection
English affection
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, imperfection, putrefaction, 66 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
factor, effective, difficulty, interface, manufacture, perfection, faction, facet, imperfect, deface, defector, defection, effector, confectionary, 71 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, difficult, perfect, profit, facility, feature, effect, faculty, efficient, sacrifice, facial, deficit, affair, facilitate, feat, infection, superficial, efficacy, facade, deficient, fetish, defect, counterfeit, facsimile, façade, infect, hacienda, maleficent, parfait, facies, beautify, efficacious, difficile, beneficent, confit, refectory, confection, 85 more
through Latin afficiō ‘to cause someone to experience something’
through Latin affectiō ‘the relation or disposition towards something…’
Today it means
adj Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / affectionate