Saturday, August 4, 2018

Rare Lexiconia : Amorevolous

Amorevolous (adjective, 1670-1670) An obscure and obsolete word, amorevolous is characterized as loving and affectionate. It is impossible to comprehend what caused the death of this elegant word in the English lexicon since it contains ancient roots. Therefore, it is difficult to ignore its etymology; it possesses the word amor, which in Latin is love. Its prefix also reminds us of the word love in several Romance languages, such as amour (in French), amore (in Italian) and amor (in Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese and Galician.) Amorevolous is truly a glamorous word.