amour

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
2. Proto-Italic*amāō
3. Latinamō
4. Latinamōrem
5. Old Frenchamor
6. Middle Frenchamour
7. Middle Englishamour
8. Frenchamourinflu.
9. English todayamour

Inherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The modern pronunciation is due to continual French influence; the expected pronunciation would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/; compare enamour, enamoured.

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