Etymology

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Today it means: Pertaining to love; amorous. Full definition →

Medieval Latin amātīvus ← Latin amātus ← Proto-Italic *amāō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  2. Proto-Italic*amāō
  3. Latinamō
  4. Latinamātus
  5. Medieval Latinamātīvus
  6. English todayamative

From Medieval Latin amātīvus, from Latin amātus, perfect passive participle of amō (“love”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.