English
amant
Amant comes from French amant ‘lover’, and goes back to Latin amō ‘to love’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamō‘to love’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamansas amantem‘lover, sweetheart’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentamant‘lover’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamō‘to love’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamansas amantem‘lover, sweetheart’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentamant‘lover’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin amō ‘to love’
enemy, enmity, amicable, amour, amity, amenity, inimical, 19 more
Today it means
noun A lover, especially if illicit; a paramour.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin amō / amant