affectional

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English affection

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English affectional

From affection + -al.

Adjective

affectional (comparative more affectional, superlative most affectional)

1. Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion

   Synonym: emotive

Derived terms

• affectionally
• affectional preference

Translations

Translations

• Polish: afektowny (pl) (archaic)