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amator.

lover; friend, devotee; enthusiastic admirer/pursuer; one fond of women; amateur, dilettante;

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aˈmaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[aˈmaː.tor]

  1. a (male) friend

    declension-3

  2. a (male) lover or paramour

    declension-3

  3. a (male) lover, in a spiritual sense

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin amātor From amō (“love”, verb) + -tor (agent suffix).

verb[aˈmaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[aˈmaː.tor]

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of amō

    form-of · future · imperative · passive · second-person · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin amātor From amō (“love”, verb) + -tor (agent suffix).

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