English
amativeness
From amative + -ness.
A compound of amative + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- ‘to grab, to grasp, to seize, to take hold,…’
Proto-Italic *amāō ‘to get hold of’
Latin amō ‘love’
Latin amātus ‘loved’
Medieval Latin amātīvus
English amative
Today it means
noun The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / amativeness