English
amatorious
Amatorious comes from Latin amatorius ‘loving, amorous, relating to love, amatory’, and goes back to amare.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamare‘to love’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamatorius‘loving, amorous, relating to love, amatory’
- Englishearliest quotation 1649amatorious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamare‘to love’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamatorius‘loving, amorous, relating to love, amatory’
- Englishearliest quotation 1649amatorious
Earliest quotation: 1649, John Milton, London: […] Matthew Simmons: “a Prayer ſtol'n word for word from the mouth…”
Linked words
through Latin amare ‘to love’
Today it means
adj amatory
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin amare / amatorious