English
inamorato
Inamorato comes from Italian inamorato.
- Italianc. 1300–presentinamorato
- Englishearliest quotation 1795same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentinamorato
- Englishearliest quotation 1795same form
Earliest quotation: 1795, Joseph Addison, An Essay on Card-playing: “Indeed I would advise every ſingle lady, if poſſible,…”
Every English word from Italian inamorato
Today it means
noun A lover; a gallant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian inamorato / inamorato