Etymology

affectionate

af·fec·tion·ate
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Today it means: Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. Full definition →

Latin affectiōnātu ← Proto-Italic *fakjō ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
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affectionate · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  8. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  9. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  10. Latinfaciō
  11. Latinafficiō
  12. Latinaffectiō
  13. Latinaffectiōnātu
  14. English todayaffectionate

Learned borrowing from Latin affectiōnātus. By surface analysis, affection + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of aficionado.

affectionate · verb2

Either from the above adjective by metanalysis or from affection + -ate (verb-forming suffix) (modelled on Middle French affectionner (French affectionner)).

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