| 【love】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "lufu," "lufian," and "leof." It carries the basic meaning of "love." from PIE *belyfan "to have faith or confidence" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "love"]
beloved ☆[5111] A beloved person, thing, or place is one that you feel great affection for.
love ****[187] Love is a very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are romantically or sexually attracted to.
lovely ****[2126] If you describe someone or something as lovely, you mean that they are very beautiful and therefore pleasing to look at or listen to.
lover ***[2540] a partner in a romantic or sexual relationship
[WORD ROOT]root love
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] love
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) lufu, lufian, leof
[MEANING]root love
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 lufu feeling of love; romantic sexual attraction; affection; friendliness; the love of God; Love as an abstraction or personification
- 【Old English】 lufian to feel love for, cherish, show love to; delight in, approve
- 【Old English】 leof dear, valued, beloved, pleasant, agreeable, to believe
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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beloved ☆[5111] adjective from beloved 〈 love
【DEFINITION】 A beloved person, thing, or place is one that you feel great affection for.
【COMPOSITION】 be + love
【ROOTs】 ⑴ be; ⑵ lov(love); love ⑶ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Middle English biluven》 [be+loven]
【First Known Meaning】 to please; be pleased with
love ★★★★[187] noun from love
【DEFINITION】 Love is a very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are romantically or sexually attracted to.
【pl.】 loves
【ROOTs】 love; love
【Etymology】 《Old English lufu》 feeling of love; romantic sexual attraction; affection; friendliness; the love of God; Love as an abstraction or personification
【First Known Meaning】 feeling of love; romantic sexual attraction; affection; friendliness; the love of God; Love as an abstraction or personification,
【DERIVATIVEs】 loveless, love
lovely ★★★★[2126] adjective from love
【DEFINITION】 If you describe someone or something as lovely, you mean that they are very beautiful and therefore pleasing to look at or listen to.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; lovely < lovelier < loveliest
【SYNONYM】 gorgeous
【ROOTs】 ⑴ love; love ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English lufu》 feeling of love; romantic sexual attraction; affection; friendliness; the love of God; Love as an abstraction or personification
【First Known Meaning】 affectionate, loving; loveable
【DERIVATIVEs】 lovelily, loveliness, lovely
lover ★★★[2540] noun from love
【DEFINITION】 ① a partner in a romantic or sexual relationship
② someone with whom a married person is having a love affair
③ a person who loves something
【pl.】 lovers
【COMPOSITION】 love + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ lov(love); love ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English lufu》 feeling of love; romantic sexual attraction; affection; friendliness; the love of God; Love as an abstraction or personification
【DERIVATIVEs】 loverless, loverly, lover
Other words containing "love"; lovelily, loveliness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
lot
loss
look
long
log-, logy-
loc-
live
liter-, letter-
line
limit
