"to affirm with an oath," presumably originally "hold fast to an object while swearing"). Semantically the development in Latin is hypothetically "to grasp the hand of" > "to treat as a friend" > "to love." Supporting the presence of the verbal base in Italic would be the form amatens, Many https://amateurs31739.spintheblog.com/26966267/the-definitive-guide-to-porn-extreme