Translation
lovemaking, erotic love
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Word origin
From Latin amor ('love'), taken in as its own root rather than derived from ami. Latin used amor for love of every kind; Esperanto narrowed the borrowing to the physical sort and left the general sense to ami.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- amor
- English cognates
- amorous, amour, enamoured
Examples
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In the novel erotic love plays a big part.
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He felt a strong erotic love for her.
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The poet wrote about erotic love and passion.
The seam here is false and it matters: is not plus a suffix, it is a separate root. and its noun cover love of a parent, a friend or a country, while is specifically erotic, so and are not interchangeable. The verb exists for the act itself.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 3: amoro, konto, damo and 7 more words.