Etymology of the English word amoretto
the English word
amorettoderived from the Italian word
amorettoderived from the Italian word
Amorederived from the Latin word
Amorderived from the Latin word
amor (love; affection; the beloved)
derived from the Latin word
amare (love, like; fall in love with; with bitterness, acidly, spitefully)
Date
The earliest known usage of amoretto in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
