English
amoret
Amoret comes from Old French amorette.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400amorette
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600amourette
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amorette
- Englishearliest quotation 1746amoret
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400amorette
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600amourette
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amorette
- Englishearliest quotation 1746amoret
Earliest quotation: 1746, Joseph Warton: “While all around Spring's chearful influence own You feel…”
Every English word from Old French amorette
Today it means
noun An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French amorette / amoret