Etymology

recipromantic

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Today it means: Experiencing romantic attraction only to people known to reciprocate one's feelings. Full definition →

English romantic ← Old French romaunt ← Vulgar Latin rōmānicē
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  1. Latinreciprocus
  2. Englishreciprocal
  3. LatinRōma
  4. LatinRōmānus
  5. Latinrōmānicus
  6. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  7. Old Frenchromanz
  8. Old Frenchromaunt
  9. Englishromant
  10. Englishromantic
  11. English todayrecipromantic

Blend of reciprocal + romantic.

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