Etymology of the English word inamorata
the English word
inamorataderived from the Italian word
innamorataderived from the Italian word
innamoratoderived from the Italian word
innamorarederived from the Italian word
amorederived 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)
derived from the Italian word
in-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of inamorata in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
