Full of love, affection, or desire; showing or expressing romantic or sexual feelings.
From Old French 'amorous,' derived from Latin 'amorosus' (amor 'love'). The root 'amor' appears in Romance languages as a near-universal word for love.
All Romance languages—Spanish 'amor,' French 'amour,' Italian 'amore'—share this Latin root. It's one of humanity's oldest and most poetic words, showing how love transcends language barriers.
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