English
amorously
Amorously comes from Old French amoros, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus.
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*amōrōsusreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400amoros
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amorous‘Amorous, loving’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500amorously‘amorously, lovingly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1961same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*amōrōsusreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400amoros
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amorous‘Amorous, loving’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500amorously‘amorously, lovingly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1961same form
Earliest quotation: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs: “A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle…”
Formed from amorous + -ly
Latin amor ‘love’
Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus
Old French amoros
Middle English amorous ‘Amorous, loving’
English amorous
Every English word from Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus
Today it means
adv In an amorous or loving manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus / amorously