paramour

Origin: The is derived from , paramore, paramours, from and , par amour, paramours (modern ), from par (from , ultimately from ) + amor, amur (from , the of amor, from amō (possibly ultimately from ) + -or). The is from , paramoure, paramur, peramour, from par amour, paramore (see above), possibly from a misinterpretation of to love paramour(s) (“to love passionately”) to mean “to love a beloved person”. The is partly from both of the following: * From , probably derived from the adverb (see above). The Middle English word is only attested in one (possibly 15th-century) source and does not appear t. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).