affectionate
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affectionate¹
- /əˈfɛkʃənət/
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin faciō
Latin afficiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin affectiō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Latin affectiōnātuslbor.
English affectionate
Learned borrowing from Latin affectiōnātus. By surface analysis, affection + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of aficionado.
adjective more affectionate · most affectionate
- Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother.
- Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender. the affectionate care of a parent; an affectionate countenance; an affectionate message; affectionate language
- Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something.
Similar: tender, lovesome, attached, loving, devoted, warm, fond, earnest, ardent, affectionate, caring, cordial
affectionate²
- /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/
Where it comes from
Either from the above adjective by metanalysis or from affection + -ate (verb-forming suffix) (modelled on Middle French affectionner (French affectionner)).
verb affectionates · affectionating · affectionated
- To show affection to; to have affection for.
- To emotionally attach (oneself) to. Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that […].
