English
amatonormativity
Amatonormativity comes from Latin amātō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamātō
- Englishearliest quotation 2011amatonormativity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamātō
- Englishearliest quotation 2011amatonormativity
Earliest quotation: 2011, Elizabeth Brake, Minimizing Marriage: Marriage: “Amatonormativity is oppressive when it privileges members of one…”
The story
A compound of Latin amātō or amātus and normativity, modeled on heteronormativity and coined by philosophy professor Elizabeth Brake in 2011.
Every English word from Latin amātō
Today it means
noun The assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin amātō / amatonormativity