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French word aimer comes from English gentian, Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, h₂eh₃m-, Mozarabic amō, and later Italian amaro (Bitter Any of several herbal liqueurs. Bitter, bitterness.)
gentian (English)
Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.. The dried roots and rhizome of a European gentian, Gentiana lutea, used as a tonic.
*h₃em-, h₂eh₃m- (Proto-Indo-European)
amō (Mozarabic)
amo (Latin)
(with infinitive) to enjoy, be accustomed. I am fond of, like. I am under obligation to; I am obliged to. I love.
amarum (Latin)
amaro (Italian)
Bitter Any of several herbal liqueurs. Bitter, bitterness.
aimer (Old French)
aimer (French)
To like (often with bien). To love (usually of a person, otherwise the meaning is closer to like).