aimer
French
verb
Definitions
- to love (usually of a person, otherwise the meaning is closer to like)
- to like (often with bien)
Etymology
Inherited from Old French amer (sour, bitter) inherited from Latin amāre.
Origin
Latin
amāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amāre Latin
- amārus Latin
- amare Italian
- aimant French
- aimantaire French
- amer French
- désaimer French
- nanoaimant French
- électroaimant French
- amante Spanish, Castilian
- amar Spanish, Castilian
- desamar Spanish, Castilian
- ἀδάμας Ancient Greek
- ímã Portuguese
- amer Old French
- entramer Old French
- ama Esperanto
- amaĵo Esperanto
- ame Esperanto
- amema Esperanto
- ameti Esperanto
- ami Esperanto
- aminda Esperanto
- aminde Esperanto
- amo Esperanto
- ekami Esperanto
- gastama Esperanto
- glorama Esperanto
- homama Esperanto
- malami Esperanto
- samseksama Esperanto
- amar Ido
- aimer Norman
- amé Norman
- amar Old Portuguese
- amâ Friulian
- amar Old Occitan
- amari Sicilian
- amà Neapolitan
- l'aimin Louisiana Creole French
- laimin Louisiana Creole French
- amar Franco-Provençal
- اماري Mozarabic
- amare Leonese