afetuoso.
affectionate (having affection)
Meaning & usage
affectionate (having affection)
affectionate (indicating affection)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin afficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin affectus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin affectuōsusbor. Portuguese afetuoso Borrowed from Latin affectuōsus (“affectionate”). By surface analysis, afeto + -oso.
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